이익

Korean

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 利益, from 利 (“benefit”) + 益 (“adding”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈi(ː)ik̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)익]
  • 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

이익 • (iik) (hanja 利益)

1. profit