이탄
Korean edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 泥炭, from 泥 (“mud”) + 炭 (“charcoal”)
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)tʰa̠n]
- Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)탄]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | itan |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | itan |
| McCune–Reischauer? | it'an |
| Yale Romanization? | ī.than |