사화산

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 死火山, from 死 (“death”) + 火山 (“volcano”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)βwa̠sʰa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)화산]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sahwasan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sahwasan
McCune–Reischauer?sahwasan
Yale Romanization?sāhwasan

Noun

사화산 • (sahwasan) (hanja 死火山)

  1. (geology, volcanology) extinct volcano

See also
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