인영

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [iɲʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [이녕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	inyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	in'yeong
McCune–Reischauer?	inyŏng
Yale Romanization?	in.yeng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 人影, from 人 (“person”) + 影 (“shadow”).

Noun

인영 • (inyeong) (hanja 人影)

1. shadow of a person

   Hypernym: 그림자 (geurimja)

2. silhouette of a person; figure of a person

   Synonym: 실루엣 (silluet)

   역광을 받은 그녀의 인영은 한 폭의 그림이었다.

   Yeokgwang-eul badeun geunyeo-ui inyeong-eun han pog-ui geurim-ieotda.

   Her figure against the light was [like] a painting.

3. trace of a person

   Synonym: 인적(人跡) (injeok)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 印 (“seal”) + 影 (“shadow”).

Noun

인영 • (inyeong) (hanja 印影)

1. imprint of a seal

   Synonym: 인(印)발 (inbal)