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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 光明.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gwangmyeong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gwangmyeong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kwangmyŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | kwangmyeng |
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Noun
광명 • (gwangmyeong) (hanja 光明)
- (literary) light
1642, 尹善道 (Yun Seon-do), “五友歌 (Ou-ga)”, in 山中新曲 (Sanjung Sin'gok):쟈근거시노피떠셔만믈을다비취니 / 밤듕의광명이너만ᄒᆞ니또잇ᄂᆞ냐- Cyakun kes-i noph-i ttesye manmul-ul ta pichwuyni / Pam tyung-ui kwangmyeng-i ne-man hon i ttwo isnunya
- Tiny thing that floats on high, illumining the ten thousand things / What light is there in all the night that shines as bright as you?
Proper noun
광명 • (Gwangmyeong) (hanja 光明)
- Gwangmyeong (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)