이익

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 리익 (riik) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 利益, from 利 (“benefit”) + 益 (“adding”)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    이익 • (iik) (hanja 利益)

    1. profit
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