경상남도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 慶尙南道, from 慶尙 + 南 (“south”) + 道

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋsʰa̠ŋna̠mdo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [경(ː)상남도]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gyeongsangnamdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gyeongsangnamdo
McCune–Reischauer?Kyŏngsangnamdo
Yale Romanization?kyēngsangnamto

Proper noun

경상남도 • (Gyeongsangnamdo) (hanja 慶尙南道)

  1. South Gyeongsang (a province of South Korea)
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