염려

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)mɲʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [염(ː)녀]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeomnyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeomlyeo
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏmnyŏ
Yale Romanization?	yēmlye

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 念慮, from 念 (“thought”) + 慮 (“thinking”).

Noun

염려 • (yeomnyeo) (hanja 念慮)

1. concern, worry, apprehension, anxiety

Derived terms

• 염려감 (yeomnyeogam, “anxiety”)
• 염려되다 (yeomnyeodoeda, “to be concerned”)
• 염려스럽다 (yeomnyeoseureopda, “to be anxiety-inducing”)
• 염려스레 (yeomnyeoseure, “anxiety-inducing”)
• 염려증 (yeomnyeojeung, “neurosis”)
• 염려하다 (yeomnyeohada, “to be concerned”)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 艶 (“beauty”) + 麗 (“beauty”).

Root

염려 • (yeomnyeo) (hanja 艶麗)

1. Root of 염려하다 (yeomnyeohada, “(literary) to be beautiful”). Rarely used alone.

References

• The National Institute of the Korean Language “Search result for 염려”, in 우리말샘 [urimalsaem]