Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 會計學, from 會計 (accounting) + (studies).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwe̞(ː)ɡje̞ɦa̠k̚] ~ [ˈhø̞(ː)ɡje̞ɦa̠k̚] ~ [ˈɸwe̞(ː)ɡe̞ɦa̠k̚] ~ [ˈhø̞(ː)ɡe̞ɦa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)/(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hoegyehak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoegyehag
McCune–Reischauer?hoegyehak
Yale Romanization?hōykyeyhak

Noun

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회계학 (hoegyehak) (hanja 會計學)

  1. accounting (science)