초신성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 超新星.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰo̞(ː)ɕʰinsʰʌ̹ŋ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [초(ː)신성]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chosinseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chosinseong
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'osinsŏng
Yale Romanization?	chōsinseng

Noun

초신성 • (chosinseong) (hanja 超新星)

1. (astronomy) supernova