함경북도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 咸鏡北道, from 咸鏡 + 北 (“north”) + 道 (“province”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ha̠mɡjʌ̹ŋbuk̚t͈o̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [함경북또]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Hamgyeongbukdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Hamgyeongbugdo
McCune–Reischauer?Hamgyŏngbukto
Yale Romanization?hamkyengpukto

Proper noun

함경북도 • (Hamgyeongbukdo) (hanja 咸鏡北道)

  1. North Hamgyong (a province of North Korea)

Descendants

  • → English: North Hamgyong (partial calque)
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