야생

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 野生.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈja̠(ː)sʰɛŋ] ~ [ˈja̠(ː)sʰe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)생/야(ː)셍]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yasaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yasaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	yasaeng
Yale Romanization?	yāsayng

Noun

야생 • (yasaeng) (hanja 野生)

1. the wild
2. (attributive, of an animal or plant) wild

   야생동물(野生動物) ― wild animal

Derived terms

Verbs

• 야생(野生)하다 (yasaenghada)

 

Nouns

• 야생동물(野生動物) (yasaengdongmul)
• 야생화(野生花) (yasaenghwa)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 野生.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈja̠(ː)sʰɛŋ] ~ [ˈja̠(ː)sʰe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)생/야(ː)셍]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yasaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yasaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	yasaeng
Yale Romanization?	yāsayng

Pronoun

야생 • (yasaeng) (hanja 野生)

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