기장

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kid͡ʑa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [기장]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gijang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gijang
McCune–Reischauer?	kijang
Yale Romanization?	kicang

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 機長.

Noun

기장 • (gijang) (hanja 機長)

1. pilot in command; plane captain

Etymology 2

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 기자ᇰ (Yale: kìcàng).

Noun

기장 • (gijang)

1. proso millet (Panicum miliaceum)

Derived terms

• 개기장 (gaegijang, “Japanese panicgrass”)
• 기장대풀 (gijangdaepul)