영성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 靈性, from 靈 (“spirit”) + 性 (“nature”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [영성]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeongseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongseong
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngsŏng
Yale Romanization?	yengseng

Noun

영성 • (yeongseong) (hanja 靈性)

1. nature (the nature of the spirit)

See also

• 영혼 (yeonghon, “soul”)
• 혼령 (hollyeong, “ghost”)