좌현

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 左舷.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jwahyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jwahyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	chwahyŏn
Yale Romanization?	cwāhyen

Noun

좌현 • (jwahyeon) (hanja 左舷)

1. (nautical) port (left hand side of a vessel)

   Coordinate term: 우현(右舷) (uhyeon)