Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 藝能

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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예능 (yeneung) (hanja 藝能)

  1. (public) entertainment, performing arts
  2. skills, accomplishments