기학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 旗學, from 旗 (“flag”) + 學 (“science”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈki(ː)ɦa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [기(ː)학]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gihak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gihag
McCune–Reischauer?	kihak
Yale Romanization?	kīhak

Noun

기학 • (gihak) (hanja 旗學)

1. vexillology