안과

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 眼科, from 眼 (“eye”) + 科 (“science”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)nk͈wa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [안(ː)꽈]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?an'gwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?angwa
McCune–Reischauer?ankwa
Yale Romanization?ānqkwa

Noun

안과 • (an'gwa) (hanja 眼科)

  1. ophtalmology
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