함경
Korean
Alternative forms
- 함젱 (hamjeng) — Northeastern Korea
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 咸鏡, from the former province's two principal cities 함흥(咸興) (hamheung) and 경성(鏡城) (gyeongseong).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ha̠mɡjʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [함경]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | hamgyeong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hamgyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | hamgyŏng |
| Yale Romanization? | hamkyeng |
Proper noun
함경 • (Hamgyeong) (hanja 咸鏡)
- (historical) Hamgyong, a former province of northeastern Korea under the Joseon dynasty, now divided into North Korea's North and South Hamgyong provinces.
- The Hamgyong Mountains, a mountain range between the north coast of the East Korea Bay and the Kaema Highlands which runs through these two provinces.
Hyponyms
- 부전령(赴戰嶺) (bujeollyeong)
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