Korean

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Etymology

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From (yet, old) +‎ 이응 (ieung, ieung).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)nniɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yennieung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yes'ieung
McCune–Reischauer?yenniŭng
Yale Romanization?yēysniung

Noun

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옛이응 (yesieung)

  1. (phonology) the obsolete Korean consonant (ng)
    Synonym: 꼭지이응 (kkokjiieung)