입양

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 入養.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ibja̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [이뱡]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ibyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ib'yang
McCune–Reischauer?	ibyang
Yale Romanization?	ip.yang

Noun

입양 • (ibyang) (hanja 入養)

1. adoption (of a baby or child)

   이 강아지들은 동물 보호센터에서 온 것인데, 입양이 가능합니다.

   I gang'aji-deur-eun dongmul bohosenteo-eseo on geos-inde, ibyang-i ganeunghamnida.

   They [the puppies] are from animal shelters, and are available for adoption.

   2016, VOA Learning English > Trending Today: Puppy Bowl (The original sentence in English)

Derived terms

• 입양아(入養兒) (ibyang'a, “adopted child”)
• 입양(入養)하다 (ibyanghada)
• 입양(入養)되다 (ibyangdoeda)