화합물

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 化合物 (“compound”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)ɦa̠mmuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)함물]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwahammul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwahabmul
McCune–Reischauer?	hwahammul
Yale Romanization?	hwāhapmul

Noun

화합물 • (hwahammul) (hanja 化合物)

1. (chemistry) compound