영영

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 永永.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)영]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeong'yeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeong'yeong
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngyŏng
Yale Romanization?	yēngyeng

Adverb

영영 • (yeong'yeong) (hanja 永永)

1. forever, eternally

Usage notes

Also 영(永), although the double version is more common.