사화산

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 死火山, from 死 (“death”) + 火山 (“volcano”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sahwasan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sahwasan
McCune–Reischauer?	sahwasan
Yale Romanization?	sāhwasan

Noun

사화산 • (sahwasan) (hanja 死火山)

1. (geology, volcanology) extinct volcano

See also

• 화산 (火山, hwasan, “volcano”)
• 불카누스 (bulkanuseu, “Vulcan”)