반곡궁

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 反 (“side”) + 曲 (“bent”) + 弓 (“bow”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nɡo̞k̚k͈uŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)곡꿍]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ban'gokgung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bangoggung
McCune–Reischauer?pan'gokkung
Yale Romanization?pānkok.kwung

Noun

반곡궁 • (ban'gokgung) (hanja 反曲弓)

  1. (archery) recurve bow

Synonyms

  • 리커브 보우 (rikeobeu bou)
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