Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 象牙海岸, Calque of French Côte d’Ivoire.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠ŋa̠ɦɛa̠n] ~ [sʰa̠ŋa̠ɦe̞a̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Sang'ahaean
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Sang'ahaean
McCune–Reischauer?Sangahaean
Yale Romanization?sangahay.an

Proper noun

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상아해안 (Sang'ahaean) (hanja 象牙海岸)

  1. (obsolete) Côte d'Ivoire (a country in Africa)

Synonyms

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