혜능

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 慧能 (“Huineng”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈçe̞(ː)nɯŋ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)nɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [혜(ː)능/헤(ː)능]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Hyeneung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Hyeneung
McCune–Reischauer?	Hyenŭng
Yale Romanization?	hyēynung

Proper noun

혜능 • (Hyeneung) (hanja 慧能)

1. (Buddhism) Huineng