항공

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 航空 (“aviation”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ŋɡo̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [항(ː)공]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hanggong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hanggong
McCune–Reischauer?hanggong
Yale Romanization?hāngkong

Noun

항공 • (hanggong) (hanja 航空)

  1. aviation

Derived terms

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