간헐천

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 間歇泉, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 間歇泉(かんけつせん) (kanketsusen).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)nɦʌ̹ʎt͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [간(ː)헐천]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ganheolcheon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ganheolcheon
McCune–Reischauer?kanhŏlch'ŏn
Yale Romanization?kān.helchen

Noun

간헐천 • (ganheolcheon) (hanja 間歇泉)

  1. (planetology, geology, volcanology) geyser
    간헐천이 뿜어내는 물은 매우 뜨거우므로 주의를 요해야 한다.
    Ganheolcheon-i ppumeo-naeneun mur-eun mae'u tteugeoumeuro juui-reul yo-hae-ya handa.
    As the water that geysers spew out are extremely hot, precautions ought to be taken.
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