hangul
Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary
See also Hangul
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[edit] Etymology
From Korean 한글 (hangeul), “Korean script” < Archaic Korean 한글 (hangeul) “great script”.
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hangul (uncountable)
[edit] Usage notes
The spelling hangeul is from the Korean spelling in 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.
[edit] Dictionary notes
- MSN Encarta Dictionary lists only the spellings “Hangul” and “hangul”.
- Merriam-Webster Online lists only the spelling “hangul” and notes that it is often capitalised.
- Oxford English Dictionary lists the spellings “hangul” and “hankul”, and has examples with hangul, hangŭl, and Hangul.