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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 火藥 (“gunpowder”)
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? | hwayak |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hwayag |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | hwayak |
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| Yale Romanization? | hwā.yak |
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Noun
화약 • (hwayak) (hanja 火藥)
- gunpowder