고고학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 考古學, from 考古 (“study of the past”) + 學 (“-logy”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ɡo̞ɦa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)고학]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gogohak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gogohag
McCune–Reischauer?	kogohak
Yale Romanization?	kōkohak

Noun

고고학 • (gogohak) (hanja 考古學)

1. archaeology