남용

Korean

Alternative forms

• 람용 (ramyong) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 濫用

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈna̠(ː)mjoŋ]
• Phonetic hangeul: [나(ː)묭]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	namyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nam-yong
McCune–Reischauer?	namyong
Yale Romanization?	nām.yong

Noun

남용 • (namyong) (hanja 濫用)

1. abuse; misuse