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English

Alternative spellings
hangul
Hangul

Etymology
From Korean �� (hangeul), �Korean script� < Archaic Korean �� (hangeul) �great script�.

Noun
en-noun|-

1. The phonetic alphabet used to write the Korean language.

Synonyms
joseungeul

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|�ا�غ�� (h�n�ūl) m
Bosnian: hangul#Bosnian|hangul m
Czech: hangul#Czech|hangul m
Korean: �� (hangeul), 조�� (choseongeul)
Polish: hangyl m
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Russian: �анг�л� (xangýl�) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �анг�л m
:Roman: hangul#Serbian|hangul m
Turkish: hangıl

Usage notes
The spelling hangeul is from the Korean spelling in the 2000 South Korean Revised transcription. �Hangul� is probably from the older McCune?-Reischauer transcription �Han�gŭl� written without the diacritics: it is the more common English spelling. Within the English Wiktionary, �hangeul� is preferred.

Dictionary notes
MSN Encarta Dictionary lists only the spellings �Hangul� and �hangul�.
Merriam-Webster Online lists only the spelling �hangul� and notes that it is often capitalised.

Category:Dictionary notes

Korean

Noun
hangeul (w:Revised Romanization|Romanization of ��)

1. The Korean character set, including the alphabets or w:Jamo|Jamo and the syllables composed or stacked therefrom. Those syllables make up the practical character set in everyday computing but for input typing. They are analogous to the traditional typesetting blocks.

See also
Hanja (��, 漢�)
kwukyel (구결, �訣)
joseongeul (조��, �鮮�)

Category:Romanized Korean nouns

ko:hangeul

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