영

Korean

Etymology 1

영 옂 옃 옄 옅 옆 옇 예 옉 옊 옋 옌 옍 옎 옏 옐 옑 옒 옓 옔 옕 옖 옗 옘 옙 옚 옛 옜
엥 ←	옝 →

Syllable

영 (transliterations: RR yeong, RRT , McCune–Reischauer yŏng, Yale yeng)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ, ㅕ, and ㅇ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 零 (“zero”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʌ̹ŋ/
• Phonetic hangul: 영

Romanizations

Revised transcription	yeong
Revised transliteration	yeong
McCune–Reischauer	yŏng
Yale	yeng

Numeral

영 (yeong) (hanja 零) (North Korean: 령 (ryeong))

1. (cardinal) zero

Synonyms

• 공 (gong)
• 제로 (jero)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 永 (“long, perpetual, eternal, forever”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʌ̹ŋ/
• Phonetic hangul: 영

Romanizations

Revised transcription	yeong
Revised transliteration	yeong
McCune–Reischauer	yŏng
Yale	yeng

Noun

영 (yeong) (hanja 永)

1. forever