광구

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 光球, from 光 (“bright”) + 球 (“sphere”)

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwanggu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwanggu
McCune–Reischauer?kwanggu
Yale Romanization?kwangkwu

Noun

광구 • (gwanggu) (hanja 光球)

  1. (astronomy) photosphere

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 鑛 (“mine”) + 口 (“mouth”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋɡu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)구]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwanggu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwanggu
McCune–Reischauer?kwanggu
Yale Romanization?kwāngkwu

Noun

광구 • (gwanggu) (hanja 鑛口)

  1. the entrance to a mine

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 鑛 (“mine”) + 區 (“district”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋɡu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)구]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwanggu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwanggu
McCune–Reischauer?kwanggu
Yale Romanization?kwāngkwu

Noun

광구 • (gwanggu) (hanja 鑛區)

  1. a mining lot

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 匡救, from 匡 (“to correct”) + 救 (“to rescue”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋɡu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)구]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwanggu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwanggu
McCune–Reischauer?kwanggu
Yale Romanization?kwāngkwu

Noun

광구 • (gwanggu) (hanja 匡救)

  1. rescue
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