망령

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ŋɲʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [망녕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mangnyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	manglyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	mangnyŏng
Yale Romanization?	manglyeng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 亡靈, from 亡 (“dead”) + 靈 (“soul”). Compare Japanese 亡霊(ぼうれい) (bōrei), Vietnamese vong linh

Noun

망령 • (mangnyeong) (hanja 亡靈)

1. spirit, soul

   Synonyms: 영혼 (yeonghon), 혼백 (honbaek), 넋 (neok), 얼 (eol)

2. specter

   Synonym: 유령 (yuryeong)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 妄 (“empty, vain”) + 靈 (“soul”).

Noun

망령 • (mangnyeong) (hanja 妄靈)

1. senility, dotage; loss of mental acuity

Derived terms

• 망령되다 (mangnyeongdoeda, “silly, unreasonable; senile”)
• 망령난 (mangnyeongnan, “senile”)

See also

• 노쇠 (nosoe), 치매 (chimae, “dementia”)

References

망령 in dictionaries at daum.net