단념

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 斷念 (“giving up (a goal), abandonment, resignation”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈta̠(ː)nɲʌ̹m]
    • Phonetic hangul: [단(ː)념]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?dannyeom
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?dannyeom
    McCune–Reischauer?tannyŏm
    Yale Romanization?tānnyem

    Noun

    단념 • (dannyeom) (hanja 斷念)

    1. giving up (a goal), abandonment, resignation

    Derived terms

    • 단념(斷念)시키다 (dannyeomsikida, “to cause to give up, to dissuade”)
    • 단념(斷念)하다 (dannyeomhada, “to give up (a goal), to abandon”)
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