고향

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 故鄕, from 故 (“old; of the past”) + 鄕 (“village; hometown”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ko̞ʝja̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[고향]
Revised Romanization? gohyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gohyang
McCune–Reischauer? kohyang
Yale Romanization? kohyang

Noun

고향 • (gohyang) (hanja 故鄕)

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