함경도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 咸 (“Hamheung”) + 鏡 (“Gyeongseong”) + 道 (“province”)

Pronunciation

• (North Korea)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠mɡjʌ̹ŋdo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [함경도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Hamgyeongdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Hamgyeongdo
McCune–Reischauer?	Hamgyŏngdo
Yale Romanization?	hamkyengto

Proper noun

함경도 • (Hamgyeongdo) (hanja 咸鏡道)

1. (historical) Hamgyeong, Hamgyŏng (a province of Korea)

   Holonym: 팔도(八道) (Paldo)

See also

• 함경북도(咸鏡北道) (hamgyeongbukdo)
• 함경남도(咸鏡南道) (hamgyeongnamdo)

Provinces of the Korean Peninsula:

• 강원도 (gang'wondo)
• 경기도 (gyeonggido)
• 경상도 (gyeongsangdo)
• 전라도 (jeollado)
• 제주도 (jejudo)
• 충청도 (chungcheongdo)
• 평안도 (pyeong'ando)
• 황해도 (hwanghaedo)