혜성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 彗星 (“comet”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçe̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [혜(ː)성/헤(ː)성]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeseong
McCune–Reischauer?hyesŏng
Yale Romanization?hyēyseng

Noun

혜성 • (hyeseong) (hanja 彗星)

  1. comet
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