Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 航空社 (airline)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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항공사 (hanggongsa) (hanja 航空社)

  1. airline (company that flies airplanes)