횡성

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 橫城, from (cutting crosswise) + (castle).

From earlier 횡천 (橫川, Hoengcheon, “stream cutting crosswise”), in reference to the course of the Seom River in the region. This is a Sinitic calque of the native pseudo-Goguryeo toponym 於斯買 (MC 'jo|'u sje meaX), which appears to be a Koreanic-Japonic compound: compare Korean (eos-, cutting crosswise, prefix), Proto-Japonic *me (water).

The modern name was introduced in the fifteenth century because the original name was confused with the similarly pronounced and neighboring county of 홍천 (洪川, Hongcheon).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hoengseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoengseong
McCune–Reischauer?hoengsŏng
Yale Romanization?hoyngseng

Proper noun

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횡성 (Hoengseong) (hanja 橫城)

  1. Hoengseong (a county of Gangwon Province, South Korea)