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Alternative spellings
hangeul
Hangul

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

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

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.

See also
kwukyel
romaja

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