비잔티온

Korean

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pid͡ʑa̠ntʰio̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [비잔티온]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Bijantion
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Bijantion
McCune–Reischauer?	Pijant'ion
Yale Romanization?	picanthion

Proper noun

비잔티온 • (Bijantion)

1. (history, Byzantine Empire) Byzantium (ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, later called Constantinople; modern Istanbul)

Synonyms

• 비잔티움 (Bijantium)