변한

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 弁韓. Said to originally be a compound of Old Korean 변 (byeon, “shimmering”) +‎ 한 (han, “big”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)nɦa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [변(ː)한]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Byeonhan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Byeonhan
McCune–Reischauer?Pyŏnhan
Yale Romanization?pyēn.han

Proper noun

변한 • (Byeonhan) (hanja 弁韓)

  1. Byeonhan confederacy

Coordinate terms

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