Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 下降.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ɡa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hagang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hagang
McCune–Reischauer?hagang
Yale Romanization?hākang

Noun

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하강 (hagang) (hanja 下降)

  1. descent; fall