이인칭

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 2인칭 (2inching)

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 二人稱 (second person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience))

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)iɲt͡ɕʰiŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?iinching
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?iinching
    McCune–Reischauer?iinch'ing
    Yale Romanization?īin.ching

    Noun

    이인칭 • (iinching) (hanja 二人稱)

    1. second person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience)