이승

Korean

Etymology 1

(i, “this”) + (seung) (misreading of (, saeng, “life”)).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?iseung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?iseung
McCune–Reischauer?isŭng
Yale Romanization?isung

Noun

이승 • (iseung)

  1. this life, this world
Antonyms

Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 二乘.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)sʰɯŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?iseung
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?iseung
    McCune–Reischauer?isŭng
    Yale Romanization?īsung

    Noun

    이승 • (iseung) (hanja 二乘)

    1. (mathematics) squaring