비잔티움

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Bȳzantium.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pid͡ʑa̠ntʰium]
• Phonetic hangul: [비잔티움]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Bijantium
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Bijantium
McCune–Reischauer?	Pijant'ium
Yale Romanization?	picanthiwum

Proper noun

비잔티움 • (Bijantium)

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

   Synonym: 비잔티온 (Bijantion)