영감

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 令監.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋɡa̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)감]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonggam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonggam
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnggam
Yale Romanization?yēngkam
South Korean
Standard Language 		영감(令監) (yeonggam)
North Korean
Standard Language 		령감(令監) (ryeonggam)

Noun

영감 • (yeonggam) (hanja 令監)

  1. old man, elderly man
    영감(令監)님! (form of address) ― yeonggamnim! ― (excuse me,) Sir!

Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 靈感.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeonggam
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonggam
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏnggam
    Yale Romanization?yengkam

    Noun

    영감 • (yeonggam) (hanja 靈感)

    1. inspiration
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