횡성
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Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Korean word from 橫城, from 橫 (“cutting crosswise”) + 城 (“castle”).
From earlier 횡천 (橫川, Hoengcheon, “stream cutting crosswise”), in reference to the course of the Seom River in the region. This is a Sinitic calque of the native pseudo-Goguryeo toponym 於斯買 (MC 'jo|'u sje meaX), which appears to be a Koreanic-Japonic compound: compare Korean 엇 (eos-, “cutting crosswise”, prefix), Proto-Japonic *me (“water”).
The modern name was introduced in the fifteenth century because the original name was confused with the similarly pronounced and neighboring county of 홍천 (洪川, Hongcheon).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸwe̞ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [hø̞ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [휑성/횡성]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | hoengseong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hoengseong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | hoengsŏng |
| Yale Romanization? | hoyngseng |
Proper noun[edit]
- Hoengseong (a county of Gangwon Province, South Korea)