Korean

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Etymology

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영속(永續) (yeongsok, persistence) +‎ 성(性) (-seong, -ness/-ity)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋsʰo̞ks͈ʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeongsokseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongsogseong
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngsoksŏng
Yale Romanization?yēngsok.seng

Noun

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영속성 (yeongsokseong) (hanja 永續性)

  1. persistency, perennity, everlastingness