개량

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 改良 (“improvement”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)ɾja̠ŋ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ɾja̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)량/게(ː)량]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gaeryang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaelyang
    McCune–Reischauer?kaeryang
    Yale Romanization?kāylyang

    Noun

    개량 • (gaeryang) (hanja 改良)

    1. improvement
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 改量 (“remeasurement”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)ɾja̠ŋ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ɾja̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)량/게(ː)량]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gaeryang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaelyang
    McCune–Reischauer?kaeryang
    Yale Romanization?kāylyang

    Noun

    개량 • (gaeryang) (hanja 改量)

    1. remeasurement
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