함경

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 咸鏡, from the former province's two principal cities 咸興 and 鏡城, equivalent to 함흥 (hamheung) + 경성 (gyeongseong).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠mɡjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [함경]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hamgyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hamgyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	hamgyŏng
Yale Romanization?	hamkyeng

Proper noun

함경 • (Hamgyeong) (hanja 咸鏡)

1. (historical geography) Hamgyong, a former province (도) of northeastern Korea under the Joseon dynasty, now divided into North Korea's North and South Hamgyong provinces.
2. (geography) The Hamgyong Mountains, a mountain range (산맥) between the north coast of the East Korea Bay and the Kaema Highlands which runs through these two provinces.

Hyponyms

• 부전령 (bujeollyeong)

Related terms

• 함경북 (hamgyeongbuk), 함경남 (hamgyeongnam)