언

언 U+C5B8, 언 HANGUL SYLLABLE EON Composition: ㅇ + ㅓ + ㄴ ← 얷 [U+C5B7] Hangul Syllables 얹 → [U+C5B9]

어억얶얷언얹얺 얻얼얽얾얿엀엁 엂엃엄업없엇었 엉엊엋엌엍엎엏
얘 ←	→ 에

See also: -언

Korean

Etymology

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

언 (eon)

More information

1. 言:

   (MC reading: 言 (MC ngjon))

2. 焉:

   (MC reading: 焉 (MC 'jon|'jen|hjen))

3. 諺:

   (MC reading: 諺 (MC ngjenH))

4. 彥:

   (MC reading: 彥 (MC ngjenH))

5. 偃:

   (MC reading: 偃 (MC 'jonX))

6. 堰:

   (MC reading: 堰 (MC 'jonX|'jonH|'jienH))

7. 嫣:

   (MC reading: 嫣 (MC xjien|'jen|'jenX|'jonH))

8. 傿:

   (MC reading: 傿 (MC 'jonH))

9. 匽:

   (MC reading: 匽 (MC 'jonX))

10. 讞:

    (MC reading: 讞 (MC ngjenX))

11. 鄢:

    (MC reading: 鄢 (MC 'jen|'jonX|'jonH))

12. 鼴:

    (MC reading: 鼴 (MC 'jonX))

13. 鼹:

    (MC reading: 鼹)

14. 彦: Alternative form of 彥

    (MC reading: 彦)

15. 唁:

    (MC reading: 唁 (MC ngjenH))

16. 喭:

    (MC reading: 喭 (MC ngjenH))

17. 嘕:

    (MC reading: 嘕 (MC xjien))

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo). [1]

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Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ən/

Noun

언 (en)

1. dike, bank

Descendants

• ⇒ Korean: 언덕 (eondeok)