영속

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 永續.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋsʰo̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)속]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeongsok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongsog
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏngsok
    Yale Romanization?yēngsok

    Noun

    영속 • (yeongsok) (hanja 永續)

    1. persistence, i.e. everlasting, perpetual, perennial continuity
      Synonyms: 지속(持續) (jisok), 영구(永久) (yeonggu)

    Derived terms

    • 영속(永續)되다 (yeongsokdoeda)
    • 영속(永續)하다 (yeongsokhada)
    • 영속성(永續性) (yeongsokseong)
    • 영속적(永續的) (yeongsokjeok)
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