개명

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 改名.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)mjʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)mjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)명/게(ː)명]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaemyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaemyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	kaemyŏng
Yale Romanization?	kāymyeng

Noun

개명 • (gaemyeong) (hanja 改名)

1. renaming

Derived terms

• 개명하다 (改名—, gaemyeonghada)
• 개명되다 (改名—, gaemyeongdoeda)