함경

Korean

Alternative forms

• 함젱 (hamjeng) — Hamgyong

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 咸鏡, from the former province's two principal cities 함흥(咸興) (hamheung) and 경성(鏡城) (gyeongseong).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠mɡjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [함경]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hamgyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hamgyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	hamgyŏng
Yale Romanization?	hamkyeng

Proper noun

함경 • (Hamgyeong) (hanja 咸鏡)

1. (historical) Hamgyong, a former province of northeastern Korea under the Joseon dynasty, now divided into North Korea's North and South Hamgyong provinces.
2. The Hamgyong Mountains, a mountain range between the north coast of the East Korea Bay and the Kaema Highlands which runs through these two provinces.

Hyponyms

• 부전령(赴戰嶺) (bujeollyeong)