인형

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 人形, from (human) + (form)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?inhyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?inhyeong
McCune–Reischauer?inhyŏng
Yale Romanization?in.hyeng
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 의 / 인에 / 인형

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

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인형 (inhyeong) (hanja 人形)

학사모를 쓴 인형
  1. doll, puppet, action figure, any small human form
  2. (by extension) stuffed animal
    인형gom inhyeongteddy bear

Usage notes

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As 인형 (inhyeong) is used to refer to toys in the image of any human or animal, it can be used to translate "action figure" or "stuffed animal" as well as "doll".

See also

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