Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 善良.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ʎʎa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seollyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonlyang
McCune–Reischauer?sŏllyang
Yale Romanization?sēnlyang

Noun

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선량 (seollyang) (hanja 善良)

  1. good-naturedness, virtue

Derived terms

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