Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 讚歌.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰa̠(ː)nɡa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chan'ga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?changa
McCune–Reischauer?ch'an'ga
Yale Romanization?chānka

Noun

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찬가 (chan'ga) (hanja 讚歌)

  1. hymn; anthem; paean