간선도로
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 간선(幹線) (ganseon, “main line”) + 도로(道路) (doro, “road”). Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 幹線道路 (kansendōro).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠nsʰʌ̹n to̞(ː)ɾo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [간선 도(ː)로]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ganseon doro |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ganseon dolo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kansŏn toro |
| Yale Romanization? | kansen tōlo |
Noun
[edit]간선도로 • (ganseondoro) (hanja 幹線道路)
- main road, main thoroughfare, artery, arterial road, trunk road