태평양

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 太平洋, from 太平 (“tranquil”) + 洋 (“ocean”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰɛpʰjʌ̹ŋɲa̠ŋ] ~ [tʰe̞pʰjʌ̹ŋɲa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [태평냥/테평냥]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Taepyeongnyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Taepyeong'yang
McCune–Reischauer?T'aep'yŏngnyang
Yale Romanization?thay.phyengnyang

Proper noun

태평양 • (Taepyeongnyang) (hanja 太平洋)

  1. the Pacific Ocean

See also

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