용언

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 用言, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 用言 (yōgen).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjo(ː)ŋʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [용(ː)언]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yong'eon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yong'eon
    McCune–Reischauer?yongŏn
    Yale Romanization?yōngen

    Noun

    용언 • (yong'eon) (hanja 用言)

    1. (grammar) inflected/declinable word, verbal stem (in Korean or Japanese)
      Antonym: 체언(體言)
      Hyponyms: 동사(動詞) (“action verb”), 형용사(形容詞) (“stative verb/adjective”), 계사(繫辭) (“copula stem”)
      Coordinate terms: 독립언(獨立言), 수식언(修飾言)

    Antonyms

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