잉여

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 剩餘

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    잉여 • (ing'yeo) (hanja 剩餘)

    1. surplus, overplus, remainder
    2. (mathematics) remainder