함경도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 咸 (“Hamheung”) + 鏡 (“Gyeongseong”) + 道 (“province”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Hamgyeongdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Hamgyeongdo
McCune–Reischauer?Hamgyŏngdo
Yale Romanization?hamkyengto

Proper noun

함경도 • (Hamgyeongdo) (hanja 咸鏡道)

  1. (historical) Hamgyeong, Hamgyŏng (a province of Korea)
    Holonym: 팔도(八道) (Paldo)

See also

Provinces of the Korean Peninsula
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