라선

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 螺旋.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?raseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?laseon
McCune–Reischauer?rasŏn
Yale Romanization?lasen

Noun

라선 • (raseon) (hanja 螺旋)

  1. North Korea standard form of 나선 (naseon)

Etymology 2

First attested in 2000, as a contraction of 라진-선봉 (Rajin-Sŏnbong), a combination of 라진 (羅津, Rajin) and 선봉 (先鋒, Sŏnbong), formerly a city and a county prior to being merged into present-day Rasŏn Special City.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?raseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?laseon
McCune–Reischauer?rasŏn
Yale Romanization?lasen

Proper noun

라선 • (Raseon) (hanja 羅先)

  1. North Korea standard form of 나선 (Naseon)