천랑성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 天狼星, from 天 (“heaven, sky”) + 狼 (“wolf”) + 星 (“star”). See also Japanese 天狼星(てんろうせい) (tenrōsei).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭɭa̠ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [철랑성]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheollangseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonlangseong
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏllangsŏng
Yale Romanization?chenlangseng

Noun

천랑성 • (cheollangseong) (hanja 天狼星)

  1. (astronomy) Sirius, Canicula (the Dog Star)
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