가능

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 可能 (“possibility”)

Pronunciation

• • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)nɯŋ]

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  • Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)능]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

  Romanizations
  Revised Romanization?	ganeung
  Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ganeung
  McCune–Reischauer?	kanŭng
  Yale Romanization?	kānung

Noun

가능 • (ganeung) (hanja 可能)

1. possibility; potentiality

References

• 가능 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.