영원

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 永遠 (“eternity”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋwʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)원]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeong'won
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeong'won
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏngwŏn
    Yale Romanization?yēngwen

    Noun

    영원 • (yeong'won) (hanja 永遠)

    1. eternity
      Synonyms: 영구(永久) (yeonggu), 영속(永續) (yeongsok)
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 蠑螈 (“newt”).

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?yeong'won
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeong'won
      McCune–Reischauer?yŏngwŏn
      Yale Romanization?yengwen

      Noun

      영원 • (yeong'won) (hanja 蠑螈)

      1. (biology) newt, salamander
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