혜성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 彗星 (“comet”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈçe̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [혜(ː)성/헤(ː)성]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyeseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyeseong
McCune–Reischauer?	hyesŏng
Yale Romanization?	hyēyseng

Noun

혜성 • (hyeseong) (hanja 彗星)

1. comet