순천

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 順天

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰu(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [순(ː)천]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Suncheon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Suncheon
McCune–Reischauer?Sunch'ŏn
Yale Romanization?swūn.chen

Proper noun

순천 • (Suncheon) (hanja 順天)

  1. Suncheon (a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 順川

Pronunciation

Proper noun

순천 • (Suncheon) (hanja 順川)

  1. Sunchon (a city in South Pyongan Province, North Korea)
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