번역

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 飜譯／翻譯 (飜譯 ／ 翻譯)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʌ̹ɲʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [버녁]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beonyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beon'yeog
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏnyŏk
Yale Romanization?	pen.yek

Noun

번역 • (beonyeok) (hanja 飜譯/翻譯)

1. translation
   • 1762, King Yeongjo of Korea, 御製警民音 / 어제경민음 [Royal Words in Advice to the People (Against Alcoholism)]:

     이 글은 이젼 범연히 번역ᄒᆞᆫ 글과 다ᄅᆞ니 너희 보기 어렵지 아니ᄒᆞ고 […]

     i geureun ijyeon beomyeonhi beonyeokhan geulgwa dareuni neohui bogi eoryeopji anihago […]

     This writing is different from those writings of the past that were haphazardly translated [i.e. it has been composed directly in Korean], so it shall not be difficult for you to read […]

Derived terms

• 번역하다 (飜譯하다/翻譯하다, beonyeokhada, “to translate”)