횡성

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 橫城, from 橫 (“cutting crosswise”) + 城 (“castle”).

From earlier 횡천 (橫川, Hoengcheon, “stream cutting crosswise”), in reference to the course of the Seom River in the region. This is a Sinitic calque of the native pseudo-Goguryeo toponym 於斯買 (MC 'jo|'u sje meaX), which appears to be a Koreanic-Japonic compound: compare Korean 엇- (eos-, “cutting crosswise”, prefix), Proto-Japonic *me (“water”).

The modern name was introduced in the fifteenth century because the original name was confused with the similarly pronounced and neighboring county of 홍천 (洪川, Hongcheon).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hoengseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoengseong
McCune–Reischauer?hoengsŏng
Yale Romanization?hoyngseng

Proper noun

횡성 • (Hoengseong) (hanja 橫城)

  1. Hoengseong (a county of Gangwon Province, South Korea)
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