영생
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 永生.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjʌ̹(ː)ŋsʰɛŋ] ~ [ˈjʌ̹(ː)ŋsʰe̞ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)생/영(ː)셍]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yeongsaeng |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeongsaeng |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏngsaeng |
| Yale Romanization? | yēngsayng |
Noun
영생 • (yeongsaeng) (hanja 永生)
- eternal life; immortality
Derived terms
- 영생(永生)하다 (yeongsaenghada)