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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | seongchan |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seongchan |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sŏngch'an |
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| Yale Romanization? | sēngchan |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 盛饌, from 盛 (“abundant”) + 饌 (“delicacies”)
Noun
성찬 • (seongchan) (hanja 盛饌)
- feast
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 聖餐, from 聖 (“holy”) + 餐 (“meal”)
Noun
성찬 • (seongchan) (hanja 聖餐)
- Holy Communion; Eucharist