응당
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɯ(ː)ŋda̠ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [응(ː)당]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | eungdang |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eungdang |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭngdang |
| Yale Romanization? | ūngtang |
Adverb
응당 • (eungdang) (hanja 應當)
- rightly, deservedly
- ought to, should, must (treat as an adverb)
Synonyms
- 당연히 (當然, dang'yeonhi, “rightly, naturally”)
- 자연히 (自然, jayeonhi, “naturally”)
- 마땅히 (mattanghi, “rightly, properly”)