옹립

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 擁立 (“to enthrone”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ŋnip̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [옹(ː)닙]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ongnip
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	onglib
McCune–Reischauer?	ongnip
Yale Romanization?	ōnglip

Noun

옹립 • (ongnip) (hanja 擁立)

1. enthroning

   그 왕자는 곧 킹 오브 잉글랜드로 옹립될 예정이었다. ― Geu wangja-neun got king obeu inggeullaendeu-ro ongnipdoel yejeong'ieotda. ― The prince was soon to be crowned the King of England.

Derived terms

• 옹립하다 (ongniphada, “to enthrone, to crown”)