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hyangchal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hyangchal
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of using Chinese characters to write pure ancient Korean texts, used in Sillan hyangka / hyangga poetry. It is similar to the Japanese practice of Man'yōgana.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 향찰(鄕札) (hyangchal), either Revised Romanization or Yale romanization.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 향찰(鄕札)

Usage

Inflected Forms

hyangch'al (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does hyangchal mean?
A method of using Chinese characters to write pure ancient Korean texts, used in Sillan hyangka / hyangga poetry. It is similar to the Japanese practice of Man'yōgana.
Where does hyangchal come from?
It is traced to Korean.

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