Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 小行星

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)ɦɛŋsʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈsʰo̞(ː)ɦe̞ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sohaengseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sohaengseong
McCune–Reischauer?sohaengsŏng
Yale Romanization?sōhayngseng

Noun edit

소행성 (sohaengseong) (hanja 小行星)

  1. (astronomy) asteroid