반구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 半球, from 半 (“half”) + 球 (“sphere”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)구]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ban'gu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bangu
McCune–Reischauer?	pan'gu
Yale Romanization?	pānkwu

Noun

반구 • (ban'gu) (hanja 半球)

1. hemisphere (half of the Earth)