염려
Korean edit
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)mɲʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [염(ː)녀]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | yeomnyeo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeomlyeo |
McCune–Reischauer? | yŏmnyŏ |
Yale Romanization? | yēmlye |
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Korean word from 念慮, from 念 (“thought”) + 慮 (“thinking”).
Noun edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Korean word from 艶 (“beauty”) + 麗 (“beauty”).
Root edit
- Root of 염려하다 (yeomnyeohada, “(literary) to be beautiful”). Rarely used alone.
References edit
- The National Institute of the Korean Language “Search result for 염려”, in 우리말샘 [urimalsaem]