망원경

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 望遠鏡 (“telescope”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ŋwʌ̹nɡjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [망(ː)원경]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mang'won'gyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mang'wongyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	mangwŏn'gyŏng
Yale Romanization?	māngwenkyeng

Noun

망원경 • (mang'won'gyeong) (hanja 望遠鏡)

1. telescope