영감

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 令監.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeonggam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeonggam
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏnggam
Yale Romanization?	yēngkam

Noun

영감 • (yeonggam) (hanja 令監)

1. old man, elderly man

   영감(令監)님! (form of address) ― yeonggamnim! ― (excuse me,) Sir!

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 靈感.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋɡa̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [영감]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeonggam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeonggam
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏnggam
Yale Romanization?	yengkam

Noun

영감 • (yeonggam) (hanja 靈感)

1. inspiration