함경

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 咸鏡, from the former province's two principal cities 咸興 and 鏡城, equivalent to 함흥 (hamheung) + 경성 (gyeongseong).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ha̠mɡjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[함경]
Revised Romanization? hamgyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)? hamgyeong
McCune–Reischauer? hamgyŏng
Yale Romanization? hamkyeng

Proper noun

함경 • (Hamgyeong) (hanja 咸鏡)

  1. (historical geography) Hamgyong, a former province (도) of northeastern Korea under the Joseon dynasty, now divided into North Korea's North and South Hamgyong provinces.
  2. (geography) The Hamgyong Mountains, a mountain range (산맥) between the north coast of the East Korea Bay and the Kaema Highlands which runs through these two provinces.

Hyponyms
  • 함경북 (hamgyeongbuk), 함경남 (hamgyeongnam)
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