Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 野望.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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야망 (yamang) (hanja 野望)

  1. ambition, aspiration