Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 火山 (volcano) + (a branch of science).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

화산학 (hwasanhak) (hanja 火山學)

  1. volcanology, vulcanology