초신성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 超新星.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰo̞(ː)ɕʰinsʰʌ̹ŋ]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [초(ː)신성]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chosinseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chosinseong
McCune–Reischauer?ch'osinsŏng
Yale Romanization?chōsinseng

Noun

초신성 • (chosinseong) (hanja 超新星)

  1. (astronomy) supernova
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