명명

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 命名 (“naming, christening”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeongmyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeongmyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏngmyŏng
Yale Romanization?	myēngmyeng

Noun

명명 • (myeongmyeong) (hanja 命名)

1. naming, christening