룡
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɾjoŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [룡]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | ryong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | lyong |
McCune–Reischauer? | ryong |
Yale Romanization? | lyong |
Etymology 1
료룍룎룏룐룑룒 룓룔룕룖룗룘룙 룚룛룜룝룞룟룠 룡룢룣룤룥룦룧 | |
뢰 ← | → 루 |
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Syllable
(deprecated template usage) 룡 • (ryong)
- (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄹ, ㅛ, and ㅇ.
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 龍 (“dragon”)
Noun
Alternative forms
Etymology 3
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
룡 (ryong)
Alternative forms
- 용 (yong) (South Korea)
Usage notes
In South Korea, the hanja above are read as 용 (yong) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading 룡 (ryong) is retained when the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. This is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).
References
- Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 13. [1]
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典. [2]