Korean edit

Etymology edit

From (yet, old) +‎ 이응 (ieung, ieung).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)nniɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yennieung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yes'ieung
McCune–Reischauer?yenniŭng
Yale Romanization?yēysniung

Noun edit

옛이응 (yesieung)

  1. (phonology) the obsolete Korean consonant (ng)
    Synonym: 꼭지이응 (kkokjiieung)