망원경

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 望遠鏡 (“telescope”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ŋwʌ̹nɡjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangeul: [망(ː)원경]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mang-won-gyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mang-wongyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	mangwŏn'gyŏng
Yale Romanization?	māng.wenkyeng

Noun

망원경 • (mang-won-gyeong) (hanja 望遠鏡)

1. telescope