이영보래

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 以 (“using”) + 影 (“ㆆ (q) /*ʔ/”) + 補 (“supplement”) + 來 (“ㄹ (l) /*l/”). From the preface of the Dongguk Jeongun.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈi(ː)jʌ̹ŋbo̞ɾɛ] ~ [ˈi(ː)jʌ̹ŋbo̞ɾe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)영보래/이(ː)영보레]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	iyeongborae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	iyeongbolae
McCune–Reischauer?	iyŏngborae
Yale Romanization?	ī.yengpolay

Noun

이영보래 • (iyeongborae) (hanja 以影補來)

1. (phonology) The phenomenon in Middle Korean (in the book Dongguk Jeongun) where the hangul consonant cluster ㅭ (lq) /*-lʔ/ was used to represent the Middle Chinese final consonant /*-t/, alongside ㅂ (p) /*-p/ (MC: /*-p/) and ㄱ (k) /*-k/ (MC: /*-k/).