U+C591, 양
HANGUL SYLLABLE YANG
Composition: + +

[U+C590]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C592]




애 ←→ 얘
See also: -양

Jeju edit

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yang
Yale Romanization?yang

Etymology 1 edit

Interjection edit

(yang)

  1. yes
Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

 
ᄋᆢᆺ ᄆᆞ리 (yang yawt mawri, six sheep)

Sino-Korean word from .

Noun edit

(yang) (counter ᄆᆞ리)

  1. sheep
  2. goat
    Synonym: 염쉐 (yeomswe)

Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Korean word from (quantity)

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yang
McCune–Reischauer?yang
Yale Romanization?yang
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 양 / 양까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.

Noun edit

South Korean
Standard Language
양(量) (yang)
North Korean
Standard Language
량(量) (ryang)

(yang) (hanja )

  1. quantity, amount
    Coordinate term: 질(質) (jil, quality)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Korean word from (sheep, goat)

Pronunciation edit

 
(, yang, “sheep”)
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yang
McCune–Reischauer?yang
Yale Romanization?yang
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 의 / 에 / 양

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word takes low pitch only before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes.

Noun edit

(yang) (counter 마리, hanja )

  1. sheep
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Sino-Korean word from (yang).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yang
McCune–Reischauer?yang
Yale Romanization?yang

Noun edit

(yang) (hanja )

  1. (philosophy) yang (the essential male principle in East Asian religion or philosophy)
    Coordinate term: 음(陰) (eum)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 4 edit

Sino-Korean word from (woman, girl)

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yang
McCune–Reischauer?yang
Yale Romanization?yang

Noun edit

(yang) (hanja )

  1. Miss (used after the names of young women, especially by older speakers)
    Coordinate term: 군(君) (gun, used for young men)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 5 edit

Sino-Korean word from (two).

Pronunciation edit

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

Determiner edit

South Korean
Standard Language
양(兩) (yang)
North Korean
Standard Language
량(兩) (ryang)

(yang) (hanja )

  1. two; both
Derived terms edit

Etymology 6 edit

Sino-Korean word from (ocean; Western (because Westerners came by sea)).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yang
McCune–Reischauer?yang
Yale Romanization?yang

Prefix edit

양— (yang-) (hanja )

  1. Western, European
    의학yang'uihakWestern medicine
    yangnomWestern bastards
    yangpaonion (literally, “Western leek”)

Suffix edit

—양 (-yang) (hanja )

  1. ocean
    태평taepyeong'yangPacific Ocean

Derived terms edit

Etymology 7 edit

Sino-Korean word from (good).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yang
McCune–Reischauer?yang
Yale Romanization?yang

Noun edit

South Korean
Standard Language
양(良) (yang)
North Korean
Standard Language
량(良) (ryang)

(yang) (hanja )

  1. The fourth-highest score in the five-point grading system in South Korean schools, ultimately abolished in 2012; equivalent to D in the Roman alphabet grading scheme.
    Coordinate terms: 수(秀) (su), 우(優) (u), 미(美) (mi), 가(可) (ga)

Affix edit

(yang) (hanja )

  1. good
Derived terms edit

Etymology 8 edit

Sino-Korean word from (yang)

Numeral edit

(yang) (hanja )

  1. (uncommon) 1028
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Affix edit

(yang) (hanja )

  1. soil; earth
Derived terms edit

Etymology 9 edit

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable edit

(yang)

Extended content
  1. :
    (MC reading: (MC yang))
  2. :
    (MC reading: (MC yang|zjang))
  3. :
    (MC reading: (MC yangX|yangH))
  4. :
    (MC reading: (MC yang))
  5. :
    (MC reading: (MC yang))
  6. :
    (MC reading: (MC nyangH))
  7. :
    (MC reading: (MC nyangX))
  8. :
    (MC reading: (MC yangH))
  9. :
    (MC reading: (MC yang))
  10. :
    (MC reading: (MC sjang))
  11. :
    (MC reading: (MC nyang|nrjang))
  12. :
    (MC reading: (MC yangH))
  13. :
    (MC reading: (MC yang|dzjang))
  14. :
    (MC reading: (MC yangH))
  15. :
    (MC reading: (MC nyang|nyangX|nyangH))
  16. :
    (MC reading: (MC yang))
  17. :
    (MC reading: (MC yangX|yangH))
  18. :
    (MC reading: (MC yang|yangH))
  19. :
    (MC reading: (MC zjang|yangX))
  20. :
    (MC reading: (MC yang))
  21. :
    (MC reading: (MC nyang))
  22. :
    (MC reading: (MC nyang|nyangX))
  23. :
    (MC reading: (MC nrjangH))
  24. :
    (MC reading: (MC yang))
  25. :
    (MC reading: (MC nyang))
  26. :
    (MC reading: (MC yang))
  27. :
    (MC reading: (MC yangX))
  28. :
    (MC reading: (MC yang|yangH))
  29. :
    (MC reading: (MC nyang))
  30. :
    (MC reading: (MC yang))
  31. :
    (MC reading: (MC nyang|sjang|nrjang))
  32. :
    (MC reading: (MC yang|yangH))
  33. :
    (MC reading: (MC sjang))
  34. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC yang))
  35. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC yang))
  36. :
    (MC reading: (MC yangX|zjangX))
  37. :
    (MC reading: (MC nyang))
  38. :
    (MC reading: )
  39. :
    (MC reading: (MC yang|zjang))

Etymology 10 edit

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters in isolation or as the first element of a compound. As the non-initial element of a compound, they are read as (ryang).

In North Korea, after a language reform in the mid-twentieth century intended to make Sino-Korean readings uniform, they are always read as (ryang)in all environments.

Syllable edit

(yang)

Extended content
  1. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljang))
  2. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljangX|ljangH))
  3. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljang|ljangH))
  4. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljang|ljangH))
  5. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljang))
  6. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljang))
  7. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljangH))
  8. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljangH))
  9. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: )
  10. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljang))
  11. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljang))
  12. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: )
  13. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC lang))
  14. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC langX))
  15. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: )
  16. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljangH))
  17. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljang|lang|ljangH))
  18. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljangX))
  19. (South Korea) : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC ljang))
  20. (South Korea) : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC ljang))
  21. (South Korea) : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: )
  22. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljangH))
  23. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljang))

References edit