강하

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 降下.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ŋɦa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [강하]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gangha
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gangha
McCune–Reischauer^?	kangha
Yale Romanization^?	kangha

Noun

강하 • (gangha)

fall, drop, descent
Synonym: 하강(下降) (hagang)

Derived terms

강하하다 (降下—, ganghahada, “descend, drop”)
급강하 (急降下, geupgangha, “nosedive”)

Further reading

Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 63.

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