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고향

고향

Korean

Noun

고향 • ‎(gohyang) ‎(hanja 故鄕)

  1. one's hometown or birthplace
  2. the ancestral home of one's family

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 故鄕, from 故 ‎(“reason”) + 鄕 ‎(“backcountry”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ko̞ʝja̠ŋ/
  • Phonetic hangeul: 고향
Romanizations
Revised transcription gohyang
Revised transliteration gohyang
McCune–Reischauer kohyang
Yale kohyang

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