Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 卵殼

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈna̠(ː)nɡa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nan'gak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nangag
McCune–Reischauer?nan'gak
Yale Romanization?nānkak

Noun

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난각 (nan'gak) (hanja 卵殼)

  1. eggshell

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