한글
Korean
[uredi]
Etymology
[uredi]From 한 (韓, han, “Korea”) / 한 (han, “big, great”) + 글 (geul, “writing”). Coined in 1910 by Choe Nam-seon and Ju Si-gyeong.
Pronunciation
[uredi]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(ključ): [ˈha̠(ː)nɡɯɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [한(ː)글]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | han'geul |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hangeul |
| McCune–Reischauer? | han'gŭl |
| Yale Romanization? | hānkul |
Noun
[uredi]한글 (han'geul)
- hangeul, hangul, Hangul, Korean letters.
- 한글은 15(십오)세기에 만들어진 글자이다.
- han'geureun 15(sibo)segie mandeureojin geuljaida.
- Hangul is the writing system made in the 15th century.
- (mistakenly) the Korean language.
- 한글을 바르게 사용합시다.
- han'geureul bareuge sayonghapsida.
- (when pointing out the indiscriminate use of neologisms) Let's use the right words.
Synonyms
[uredi]- 암글 (amgeul)
- 우리글 (urigeul)
- 훈민정음 (hunminjeong'eum)
- 조선글 (joseon'geul)
- 조선글자 (joseon'geulja)
- 조선문 (joseonmun)
- 언문 (eonmun)
- 반절 (banjeol)
Derived terms
[uredi]- 한글날 (han'geullal)