영원
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 永遠 (“eternity”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋwʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)원]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yeong'won |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeong'won |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏngwŏn |
| Yale Romanization? | yēngwen |