아강
Appearance
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 亞綱, from 亞 (“secondary, inferior”) + 綱 (“class”). See also Chinese 亞綱 / 亚纲 (yàgāng) and Japanese 亜綱 (akō).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)ɡa̠ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)강]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | agang |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | agang |
McCune–Reischauer? | agang |
Yale Romanization? | ākang |