간헐천

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 間歇泉, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 間欠泉 (kanketsusen).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)nɦʌ̹ʎt͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [간(ː)헐천]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ganheolcheon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ganheolcheon
McCune–Reischauer?kanhŏlch'ŏn
Yale Romanization?kān.helchen

Noun

간헐천 • (ganheolcheon) (hanja 間歇泉)

  1. (planetology, geology, volcanology) a geyser
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