경찰
Appearance
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 警察, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 警察 (keisatsu).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋt͡ɕʰa̠ɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [경(ː)찰]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gyeongchal |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gyeongchal |
McCune–Reischauer? | kyŏngch'al |
Yale Romanization? | kyēngchal |