반곡궁

Korean

반곡궁

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 反 (“side”) + 曲 (“bent”) + 弓 (“bow”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ban'gokgung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bangoggung
McCune–Reischauer?	pan'gokkung
Yale Romanization?	pānkok.kwung

Noun

반곡궁 • (ban'gokgung) (hanja 反曲弓)

1. (archery) recurve bow