영남

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 嶺南.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Yeongnam
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Yeongnam
    McCune–Reischauer?Yŏngnam
    Yale Romanization?yengnam

    Proper noun

    영남 • (Yeongnam) (hanja 嶺南)

    1. [~지방(地方)] Yeongnam (a region that coincides with the historical Gyeongsang Province, which now belongs to South Korea)
    South Korean
    Standard Language
    영남(嶺南) (Yeongnam)
    North Korean
    Standard Language
    령남(嶺南) (Ryeongnam)