가능

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 可能 (“possibility”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)nɯŋ]
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    • Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)능]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?ganeung
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?ganeung
    McCune–Reischauer?kanŭng
    Yale Romanization?kānung

    Noun

    가능 • (ganeung) (hanja 可能)

    1. possibility; potentiality
      스스로 확인 가능
      seuseuro hwagin ganeung
      personally verifiable
      (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

    Derived terms

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