부산
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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | busan |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | busan |
| McCune–Reischauer? | pusan |
| Yale Romanization? | pusan |
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 釜山, from 釜 (“phonogramic character”) + 山 (“mountain”). In the fifteenth century, the place name was written 부산 (富山, Busan), with a different character to represent the presumably native element bu-, of unclear meaning.
Proper noun
- Busan (a city in South Korea)
- 부산광역시 ― busan-'gwang'yeoksi ― Busan Metropolitan City
Etymology 2
Noun
부산 • (busan)