음란

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 淫亂.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯmna̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [음난]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eumnan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eumlan
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭmnan
Yale Romanization?	umlan

Noun

음란 • (eumnan) (hanja 淫亂)

1. obsceneness; lewdness

Derived terms

• 음란물 (淫亂物, eumnanmul, “pornography”)
• 음란하다 (淫亂—, eumnanhada, “promiscuous; licentious”)

Middle Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 陰卵 (MC 'im lwanX, “testicles”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɨ̀m.lán/

Noun

음란〮 (ùmlán) (hanja 陰卵)

1. testicles; balls

   Synonym: 불앓 (pwul-alh)