화산

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 火山, from 火 (“fire”) + 山 (“mountain”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwasan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwasan
McCune–Reischauer?	hwasan
Yale Romanization?	hwāsan

Noun

화산 • (hwasan) (hanja 火山)

1. volcano

Derived terms

• 사화산(死火山) (sahwasan, “extinct volcano”)
• 화산(火山)재 (hwasanjae, “volcanic ash”)
• 화산암(火山巖) (hwasanam, “volcanic rock”)
• 화산지대(火山地帶) (hwasanjidae, “volcanic zone”)
• 화산학(火山學) (hwasanhak, “volcanology”)
• 활화산(活火山) (hwalhwasan, “active volcano”)
• 휴화산(休火山) (hyuhwasan, “dormant volcano”)

 

See also

• 용암(鎔巖) (yong'am, “magma”)