English
Hamgyong
Hamgyong comes from Korean ^함경(咸鏡).
- Koreanmodern^함경(咸鏡)咸鏡
- Englishearliest quotation 1894Hamgyong
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Koreanmodern^함경(咸鏡)咸鏡
- Englishearliest quotation 1894Hamgyong
Earliest quotation: 1894, Korea and the Sacred White Mountain: Bei, London: George Philip & Son: “The explanation given was, that last night the Prefect…”
The story
An improper simplification of the McCune-Reischauer romanization Hamgyŏng of Korean 함경(咸鏡) (Hamgyeong), from its one-time principal cities Hamhung and Kyongsong.
Every English word from Korean ^함경(咸鏡)
Today it means
name A former province of northeastern Korea under the Joseon dynasty.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Korean ^함경(咸鏡) / Hamgyong