건축
Appearance
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 建築 (“architecture; construction”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 建築 (kenchiku).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰuk̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [건(ː)축]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | geonchuk |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geonchug |
McCune–Reischauer? | kŏnch'uk |
Yale Romanization? | kēn.chwuk |