영원

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 永遠 (“eternity”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeong'won
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeong'won
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngwŏn
Yale Romanization?	yēngwen

Noun

영원 • (yeong'won) (hanja 永遠)

1. eternity

   Synonyms: 영구(永久) (yeonggu), 영속(永續) (yeongsok)

Derived terms

• 영원(永遠)토록 (yeong'wontorok)
• 영원(永遠)하다 (yeong'wonhada)
• 영원(永遠)히 (yeong'wonhi)
• 영원불멸(永遠不滅) (yeong'wonbulmyeol)
• 영원불변(永遠不變) (yeong'wonbulbyeon)
• 영원성(永遠性) (yeong'wonseong)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 蠑螈 (“newt”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋwʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [영원]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeong'won
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeong'won
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngwŏn
Yale Romanization?	yengwen

Noun

영원 • (yeong'won) (hanja 蠑螈)

1. (biology) newt, salamander