영구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 永久 (“eternal”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeonggu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeonggu
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏnggu
Yale Romanization?	yēngkwu

Noun

영구 • (yeonggu) (hanja 永久)

1. permanence; perpetuity; everlasting durability

Derived terms

• 영구(永久)하다 (yeongguhada)
• 영구(永久)히 (yeongguhi)
• 영구성(永久性) (yeongguseong)
• 영구적(永久的) (yeonggujeok)
• 영구화(永久化) (yeongguhwa)