명명

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 命名 (“naming, christening”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmjɘ(ː)ŋmjʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [명(ː)명]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?myeongmyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeongmyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?myŏngmyŏng
    Yale Romanization?myēngmyeng

    Noun

    명명 • (myeongmyeong) (hanja 命名)

    1. naming, christening
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