화랑

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Korean

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 花郞.

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
Revised Romanization?hwarang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwalang
McCune–Reischauer?hwarang
Yale Romanization?hwalang

Proper noun

화랑 (Hwarang) (hanja 花郞)

  1. Hwarang (ancient Sillan warrior group of male youth)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 畫廊.

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
Revised Romanization?hwarang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwalang
McCune–Reischauer?hwarang
Yale Romanization?hwālang

Noun

화랑 (hwarang) (hanja 畫廊)

  1. art gallery