강하

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 降下.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ŋɦa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [강하]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gangha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gangha
McCune–Reischauer?	kangha
Yale Romanization?	kangha

Noun

강하 • (gangha)

1. fall, drop, descent

   Synonym: 하강(下降) (hagang)

Derived terms

• 강하하다 (降下—, ganghahada, “descend, drop”)
• 급강하 (急降下, geupgangha, “nosedive”)

Further reading

• Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 63.