항렬
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 行列. Compare Chinese 輩分/辈分 (bèifen).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ha̠ŋɲʌ̹ɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [항녈]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | hangnyeol |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hanglyeol |
McCune–Reischauer? | hangnyŏl |
Yale Romanization? | hanglyel |
Noun edit
항렬 • (hangnyeol)
- generation in a descent group (how distantly one is descended from a common ancestor, i.e. a great-grandson of somebody has a "higher" 항렬 (hangnyeol) than a great-great-grandson regardless of their actual age; generally, people of the same 항렬 (hangnyeol) share a character in their name, no matter how distantly related)
Derived terms edit
- 항렬자(行列字) (hangnyeolja)