경상도

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Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 慶尙道, from 慶 (“Gyeongju”) + 尙 (“Sangju”) + 道 (“province”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gyeongsangdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gyeongsangdo
McCune–Reischauer?Kyŏngsangdo
Yale Romanization?kyēngsangto

Proper noun

경상도 • (Gyeongsangdo) (hanja 慶尙道)

  1. (historical) Gyeongsang, Kyŏngsang (a province of Korea)
    Holonym: 팔도(八道) (Paldo)
  2. Gyeongsang (a province of South Korea)

See also

Provinces of the Korean Peninsula:

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