좌현

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 左舷.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwa̠(ː)ʝʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [좌(ː)현]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jwahyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jwahyeon
McCune–Reischauer?chwahyŏn
Yale Romanization?cwāhyen

Noun

좌현 • (jwahyeon) (hanja 左舷)

  1. (nautical) port (left hand side of a vessel)
    Coordinate term: 우현(右舷) (uhyeon)
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