hyangchal

English

Alternative forms

• (from McCune-Reischauer) hyangch'al

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 향찰(鄕札) (hyangchal), either Revised Romanization or Yale romanization.

Noun

hyangchal (uncountable)

1. A method of using Chinese characters to write pure ancient Korean texts, used in Sillan hyangka / hyangga poetry. It is similar to the Japanese practice of Man'yōgana.

   Coordinate terms: itwu, kwukyel

   Coordinate terms: idu, gugyeol