장갑

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 掌匣／掌甲 (“glove”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ŋɡa̠p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [장(ː)갑]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	janggap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	janggab
McCune–Reischauer?	changgap
Yale Romanization?	cāngkap

Noun

장갑 • (janggap) (hanja 掌匣／掌甲)

1. glove

Derived terms

• 벙어리 장갑 (beong'eori janggap, “mitten”)
• 오븐장갑 (obeunjanggap, “oven mitt, oven glove”)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 裝甲

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ŋɡa̠p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [장갑]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	janggap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	janggab
McCune–Reischauer?	changgap
Yale Romanization?	cangkap

Noun

장갑 • (janggap) (hanja 裝甲)

1. plate armor; vehicle armor