근일점

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 近日点, from 近 (“nearest”) + 日 (“sun”) + 点 (“point”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)niʎt͡ɕ͈ʌ̹m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [그(ː)닐쩜]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geuniljeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geun'iljeom
McCune–Reischauer?kŭnilchŏm
Yale Romanization?kūn.ilqcem

Noun

근일점 • (geuniljeom) (hanja 近日点)

  1. perihelion
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