Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 可能性, from 可能 (potential) + (quality), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)nɯŋs͈ʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ganeungseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ganeungseong
McCune–Reischauer?kanŭngssŏng
Yale Romanization?kānungqseng

Noun

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가능성 (ganeungseong) (hanja 可能性)

  1. degree of possibility