인형

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 人形, from 人 (“human”) + 形 (“form”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?inhyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?inhyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?inhyŏng
    Yale Romanization?in.hyeng
    • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 인형의 / 인형에 / 인형까지

      Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

    Noun

    인형 • (inhyeong) (hanja 人形)

    1. doll, puppet, action figure, any small human form
    2. (by extension) stuffed animal
      곰 인형 ― gom inhyeong ― teddy bear

    Usage notes

    As 인형 (inhyeong) is used to refer to toys in the image of any human or animal, it can be used to translate "action figure" or "stuffed animal" as well as "doll".

    See also

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