삼한
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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 三韓. In its original sense, the 한 (韓, han) component is thought to be from an Old Korean word meaning "big", also seen in 마한 (馬韓, Mahan), 변한 (弁韓, Byeonhan), and 진한 (辰韓, Jinhan).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | Samhan |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Samhan |
| McCune–Reischauer? | Samhan |
| Yale Romanization? | samhan |
Proper noun
- (historical) Samhan
- (historical, archaic) Three Kingdoms of Korea
- Synonym: 삼국(三國) (samguk)
- (historical, poetic) Korea; see Canto XXVIII of Yongbieocheonga