체언

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 體言

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰe̞ʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [체언]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheeon
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'eŏn
Yale Romanization?	chey.en

Noun

체언 • (cheeon) (hanja 體言)

1. (grammar) uninflected/indeclinable word, indeclinable nominal (in Korean or Japanese)

   Antonym: 용언(用言)

   Coordinate terms: 독립언(獨立言), 수식언(修飾言)

   명사, 대명사, 수사는 체언에 속한다.

   myeongsa, daemyeongsa, susa-neun cheeon-e sokhanda.

   Nouns, pronouns, and numerals are classified as cheeon.

Related terms

• 체용(體用) (Substance and Function in East Asian philosophy)