변한

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 弁韓. Said to originally be a compound of Old Korean 변 (byeon, “shimmering”) +‎ 한 (han, “big”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Byeonhan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Byeonhan
McCune–Reischauer?	Pyŏnhan
Yale Romanization?	pyēn.han

Proper noun

변한 • (Byeonhan) (hanja 弁韓)

1. Byeonhan confederacy

Coordinate terms

• 삼한 (Samhan)
• 진한 (Jinhan)
• 마한 (Mahan)