응연
Korean
editPronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɯ(ː)ŋjʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [응(ː)연]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | eung'yeon |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eung'yeon |
McCune–Reischauer? | ŭngyŏn |
Yale Romanization? | ūngyen |
Etymology 1
editSino-Korean word from 應然, from 應 (“ought to be”) + 然 (“so”).
Adverb
edit- rightly, rightfully, appropriately
- as it should be
Etymology 2
editSino-Korean word from 凝 (“solid”) + 然 (“so”). See also Japanese 凝然と.