사향

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 麝香

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sahyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sahyang
McCune–Reischauer?	sahyang
Yale Romanization?	sāhyang

Noun

사향 • (sahyang) (hanja 麝香)

1. musk

Derived terms

• 사향노루 (sahyangnoru, “musk deer”)
• 사향소 (sahyangso, “musk ox”)