순흥

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 順興.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Sunheung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Sunheung
McCune–Reischauer?	Sunhŭng
Yale Romanization?	swūn.hung

Proper noun

순흥 • (Sunheung) (hanja 順興)

1. Sunhung, a South Korean township in North Gyeongsang which (historical) formerly served as the seat of a district in Joseon Korea's Gyeongsang Province.

Hypernyms

• 영주 (yeongju)