함경도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 咸 (“Hamheung”) + 鏡 (“Gyeongseong”) + 道 (“province”)

Pronunciation

• (North Korea)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠mɡjʌ̹ŋdo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [함경도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Hamgyeongdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Hamgyeongdo
McCune–Reischauer?	Hamgyŏngdo
Yale Romanization?	hamkyengto

Proper noun

함경도 • (Hamgyeongdo) (hanja 咸鏡道)

1. (historical) Hamgyeong, Hamgyŏng (a province of Korea)

   Holonym: 팔도(八道) (Paldo)

See also

• 함경북도(咸鏡北道) (Hamgyeongbukdo)
• 함경남도(咸鏡南道) (Hamgyeongnamdo)

Provinces of the Korean Peninsula

• 강원도(江原道) (Gang'wondo)
• 경기도(京畿道) (Gyeonggido)
• 경상도(慶尙道) (Gyeongsangdo)
• 전라도(全羅道) (Jeollado)
• 제주도(濟州道) (Jejudo)
• 충청도(忠淸道) (Chungcheongdo)
• 평안도(平安道) (Pyeong'ando)
• 황해도(黃海道) (Hwanghaedo)