Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 合成語.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hapseong'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?habseong'eo
McCune–Reischauer?hapsŏngŏ
Yale Romanization?hap.senge

Noun

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합성어 (hapseong'eo) (hanja 合成語)

  1. (linguistics) compound word
    Synonym: 복합어 (bokhabeo)
    Antonym: 단순어 (dansuneo)