영구성

Korean

Etymology

From 영구(永久) (yeonggu, “permanence”) +‎ 성(性) (-seong, “-ness/-ity”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeongguseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongguseong
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏnggussŏng
Yale Romanization?	yēngkwuqseng

Noun

영구성 • (yeongguseong) (hanja 永久性)

1. permanence, permanency; perpetuity