고향

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