대학수학능력시험

Korean

Alternative forms

• 수능(修能) (suneung) — abbreviation

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 대학(大學) (daehak) + 수학(修學) (suhak) + 능력(能力) (neungnyeok) + 시험(試驗) (siheom).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɦa̠ks͈uɦa̠ŋnɯŋɲʌ̹kɕ͈iɦʌ̹m] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɦa̠ks͈uɦa̠ŋnɯŋɲʌ̹kɕ͈iɦʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)학쑤항능녁씨험/데(ː)학쑤항능녁씨험]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daehaksuhangneungnyeoksiheom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daehagsuhagneunglyeogsiheom
McCune–Reischauer?	taehaksuhangnŭngnyŏksihŏm
Yale Romanization?	tāyhak.swuhaknunglyek.sihem

Noun

대학수학능력시험 • (daehaksuhangneungnyeoksiheom) (hanja 大學修學能力試驗)

1. College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT)/Korean SAT (KSAT) (the Korean college entrance exam)