무명
Korean edit
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Korean word from 無名 (“nameless”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mumjʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [무명]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | mumyeong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mumyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | mumyŏng |
| Yale Romanization? | mumyeng |
Noun edit
- (attributive) unknown (obscure)
- 무명 시인 ― mumyeong siin ― an unknown poet
Etymology 2 edit
First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 무면 (Yale: mwumyen). Cognate to Jeju 미녕 (minyeong).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mumjʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [무명]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | mumyeong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mumyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | mumyŏng |
| Yale Romanization? | mumyeng |
Noun edit
무명 • (mumyeong)
Etymology 3 edit
Sino-Korean word from 無明 (“unenlightenment”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mumjʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [무명]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | mumyeong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mumyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | mumyŏng |
| Yale Romanization? | mumyeng |
Noun edit
- (Buddhism) avidyā: unenlightenment, ignorance of nirvana and of the fundamental state of existence
Etymology 4 edit
Sino-Korean word from 武 (“martial arts”) + 名 (“name”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmu(ː)mjʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)명]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | mumyeong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mumyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | mumyŏng |
| Yale Romanization? | mūmyeng |