항공 회사

Korean

Alternative forms

• 항공회사(航空會社) (hanggonghoesa)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 항공(航空) (hanggong) + 회사(會社) (hoesa).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ŋɡo̞ŋ ɸwe̞sʰa̠] ~ [ˈha̠(ː)ŋɡo̞ŋ hø̞sʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [항(ː)공 훼사/항(ː)공 회사]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hanggong hoesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hanggong hoesa
McCune–Reischauer?	hanggong hoesa
Yale Romanization?	hāngkong hoysa

Noun

항공 회사 • (hanggong hoesa) (hanja 航空會社)

1. airline (company that flies airplanes)

   Synonym: 항공사(航空社) (hanggongsa)