단층
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 斷層, from 斷 (“break”) + 層 (“layer, level, floor”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ta̠ɲt͡ɕʰɯŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [단층]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | dancheung |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dancheung |
| McCune–Reischauer? | tanch'ŭng |
| Yale Romanization? | tan.chung |
Noun
단층 • (dancheung) (hanja 斷層)
Derived terms
- 단층사진(斷層寫眞) (dancheungsajin, “tomograph”)
- 단층산맥(斷層山脈) (dancheungsanmaek, “fault mountains”)
- 단층작용(斷層作用) (dancheungjagyong, “faulting”)
- 단층지형(斷層地形) (dancheungjihyeong, “fault topography”)
- 단층촬영(斷層撮影) (dancheungchwaryeong, “tomography”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 單 (“single, only”) + 層 (“layer, level, floor”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ta̠ɲt͡ɕʰɯŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [단층]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | dancheung |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dancheung |
| McCune–Reischauer? | tanch'ŭng |
| Yale Romanization? | tan.chung |
Noun
단층 • (dancheung) (hanja 單層)
- (architecture) being monolayer, single-storey
- Antonym: 다층(多層) (dacheung, “multilayer”)
- 단층 양옥 ― dancheung yang'ok ― a single-storey Western-style house
Derived terms
- 단층장 (dancheungjang, “single chest of drawers”)
- Antonym: 이층장 (icheungjang, “double chest of drawers”)