염세가

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 厭世家, from 厭世 + 家.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeomsega
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeomsega
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏmsega
Yale Romanization?	yēmseyka

Noun

염세가 • (yeomsega) (hanja 厭世家)

1. pessimist

   Antonym: 낙천가(樂天家)