광야

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 曠野/廣野 (曠野 / 廣野).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋja̠]

  • (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)야]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwang'ya
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwang'ya
McCune–Reischauer?	kwangya
Yale Romanization?	kwāngya

Noun

광야 • (gwang'ya) (hanja 曠野/廣野)

1. wide field; open country; wilderness

Synonyms

• 황야 (荒野, hwang'ya)