Hangeul

See also: hangeul and han-geul

English

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Etymology

From Korean 한글 (han-geul, Korean script), from Archaic Korean (han, great) + (geul, script).

Pronunciation

the word “hangeul” in hangeul
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɑnˌɡul/
  • Hyphenation: Han‧geul

Noun

Hangeul (uncountable)

  1. The phonetic alphabet used to write the Korean language.
    Synonyms: Chosongul, chosongul, Joseongeul, joseongeul (North Korea)

Usage notes

  • The spelling Hangeul/hangeul is from the Korean spelling in the 1959-SK transcription and the 2000 South Korean Revised transcription. Hangul derives from the older McCune-Reischauer transcription hangŭl written without the diacritics: it is the more common English spelling. Within the English Wiktionary, hangeul is preferred.

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