성욕

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 性慾 (“lust, sexual desire”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋjok̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)욕]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seong'yok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seong'yog
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏngyok
    Yale Romanization?sēngyok

    Noun

    성욕 • (seong'yok) (hanja 性慾)

    1. sexual desire
    2. appetence
    3. appetency
    4. eroticism
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