성탄절

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 聖誕節, from 聖誕 (“holy birth”) + 節 (節, “festival”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋtʰa̠ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)탄절]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Seongtanjeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Seongtanjeol
McCune–Reischauer?Sŏngt'anjŏl
Yale Romanization?sēngthan.cel

Proper noun

성탄절 • (Seongtanjeol) (hanja 聖誕節)

  1. Christmas (Christian holiday)

Synonyms
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