아강

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 亞綱, from 亞 (“secondary, inferior”) + 綱 (“class”). See also Chinese 亞綱／亚纲 (yàgāng) and Japanese 亜綱 (akō).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)ɡa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)강]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?agang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?agang
McCune–Reischauer?agang
Yale Romanization?ākang

Noun

아강 • (agang) (hanja 亞綱)

  1. (taxonomy) subclass
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