영속

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 永續.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeongsok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongsog
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngsok
Yale Romanization?	yēngsok

Noun

영속 • (yeongsok) (hanja 永續)

1. persistence, i.e. everlasting, perpetual, perennial continuity

   Synonyms: 지속(持續) (jisok), 영구(永久) (yeonggu)

Derived terms

• 영속성(永續性) (yeongsokseong)
• 영속적(永續的) (yeongsokjeok)
• 영속(永續)하다 (yeongsokhada)
• 영속(永續)되다 (yeongsokdoeda)