고명

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 古名, from 古 (“old”) + 名 (“name”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)mjʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)명]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gomyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gomyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?komyŏng
    Yale Romanization?kōmyeng

    Noun

    고명 • (gomyeong) (hanja 古名)

    1. previous name

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 高名, from 高 (“high”) + 名 (“name”).

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?gomyeong
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?gomyeong
      McCune–Reischauer?komyŏng
      Yale Romanization?komyeng

      Noun

      고명 • (gomyeong) (hanja 高名)

      1. (literary) fame; esteem
      Derived terms

      Etymology 3

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      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?gomyeong
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?gomyeong
      McCune–Reischauer?komyŏng
      Yale Romanization?komyeng

      Noun

      고명 • (gomyeong)

      1. (cooking) garnish
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