환갑

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 還甲

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)nɡa̠p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [환(ː)갑]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwan'gap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwangab
McCune–Reischauer?	hwan'gap
Yale Romanization?	hwānkap

Noun

환갑 • (hwan'gap) (hanja 還甲)

1. being sixty years old