안과

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 眼科, from 眼 (“eye”) + 科 (“science”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	an'gwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	angwa
McCune–Reischauer?	ankwa
Yale Romanization?	ānqkwa

Noun

안과 • (an'gwa) (hanja 眼科)

1. ophtalmology