영구

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 永久 (“eternal”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋɡu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)구]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeonggu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonggu
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏnggu
    Yale Romanization?yēngkwu

    Noun

    영구 • (yeonggu) (hanja 永久)

    1. permanence; perpetuity; everlasting durability

    Derived terms

    • 영구(永久)하다 (yeongguhada)
    • 영구(永久)히 (yeongguhi)
    • 영구성(永久性) (yeongguseong)
    • 영구적(永久的) (yeonggujeok)
    • 영구화(永久化) (yeongguhwa)
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