Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from (half) + 空日 (holiday)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nɡo̞ŋiɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ban'gong'il
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bangong'il
McCune–Reischauer?pan'gongil
Yale Romanization?pānkongil

Noun

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반공일 (ban'gong'il)

  1. Saturday; half-holiday

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