Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (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

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화산학 (hwasanhak) (hanja 火山學)

  1. volcanology, vulcanology