입양

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 入 (“adopt in”) + 養 (“breed”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ibja̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [이뱡]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ibyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ib'yang
McCune–Reischauer?	ibyang
Yale Romanization?	ip.yang

Noun

입양 • (ibyang) (hanja 入養)

1. adoption (of baby or child)

   이 강아지들은 동물 보호센터에서 온 것인데, 입양이 가능합니다.

   i gang'ajideureun dongmul bohosenteo'eseo on geosinde, ibyang'i ganeunghamnida.

   They[puppies] are from animal shelters, and are available for adoption.

   2016, VOA Learning English > Trending Today: Puppy Bowl (The original sentence in English)

Derived terms

• 입양아 (ibyang'a, “adopted child”)

Related terms

• verb : 입양하다, 입양되다
• adjective : 입양한, 입양된