Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 簒奪.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰa̠(ː)ntʰa̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chantal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chantal
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ant'al
Yale Romanization?chānthal

Noun

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찬탈 (chantal) (hanja 簒奪)

  1. usurpation

Derived terms

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