경성

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 京城, from 京 (“capital”) + 城 (“city”) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “when it was first attested?”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gyeongseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gyeongseong
McCune–Reischauer?Kyŏngsŏng
Yale Romanization?kyengseng
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Proper noun

경성 • (Gyeongseong) (hanja 京城)

  1. (historical, Japanese colonial era) Seoul

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 鏡 (“mirror”) + 城 (“city”)

Proper noun

경성 • (Gyeongseong) (hanja 鏡城)

  1. Kyongsong County in North Korea
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