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Korean
- 셩경(聖經) (syeonggyeong) — Early Modern
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 聖經 (“Bible”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | Seonggyeong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Seonggyeong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | Sŏnggyŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | sēngkyeng |
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Proper noun
성경 • (Seonggyeong) (hanja 聖經)
- Bible (Christian holy book)
Synonyms
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