상아
Korean
tusks of elephants
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 象牙, from 象 (“elephant”) + 牙 (“tooth, ivory, tusk”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠ŋa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [상아]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sang'a |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sang'a |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sanga |
| Yale Romanization? | sanga |
Derived terms
- 상아탑(象牙塔) (sang'atap)
- 상아해안(象牙海岸) (Sang'ahaean)
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