탄성

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tanseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tanseong
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ansŏng
Yale Romanization?	thānseng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 彈性.

Noun

탄성 • (tanseong) (hanja 彈性)

1. resilience; elasticity

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 歎聲.

Noun

탄성 • (tanseong) (hanja 歎聲)

1. sigh; lament