양

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Contents 1 Korean 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Alternative forms 1.1.2 Adjective 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.3 Etymology 3 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Related terms

[edit] Korean

[edit] Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 良 (“good, virtuous, respectable”)

[edit] Alternative forms

• 량 (ryang) (obsolete)

[edit] Adjective

양 (hanja 良, yang)

1. good

[edit] Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 羊 (“sheep, goat”)

[edit] Noun

양 (yang, hanja 羊)

1. sheep
2. lamb

[edit] Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 陽 (“yang”)

1. yang, the essential male principle in eastern religion or philosophy.

[edit] Antonyms

• 음 (eum)

[edit] Related terms

• 음양 (eumyang, “yin-yang”)