화산

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 火山, from (fire) + (mountain).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)sʰa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwasan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwasan
McCune–Reischauer?hwasan
Yale Romanization?hwāsan

Noun

화산 • (hwasan) (hanja 火山)

  1. volcano

Derived terms

See also