Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 預言.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

예언 (yeeon) (hanja 預言)

  1. prophecy; prediction