명왕성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 冥王星, from 冥 (“dark, gloomy; related to the underworld”) + 王 (“king”) + 星 (“star”), borrowed from Japanese 冥王星 (Meiōsei).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[mjʌ̹ŋwa̠ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[명왕성]
Revised Romanization? Myeong-wangseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)? Myeong-wangseong
McCune–Reischauer? Myŏngwangsŏng
Yale Romanization? Myeng.wangseng

Proper noun

명왕성 • (Myeong-wangseong) (hanja 冥王星)

  1. (astronomy) Pluto
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