Korean edit

Alternative forms edit

  • 리익 (riik) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 利益, from (benefit) + (adding)

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)ik̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?iik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?iig
McCune–Reischauer?iik
Yale Romanization?īik

Noun edit

이익 (iik) (hanja 利益)

  1. profit