고명

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 古名, from (old) + (name).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gomyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gomyeong
McCune–Reischauer?komyŏng
Yale Romanization?kōmyeng

Noun

고명 (gomyeong) (hanja 古名)

  1. previous name

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 高名, from (high) + (name).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gomyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gomyeong
McCune–Reischauer?komyŏng
Yale Romanization?komyeng

Noun

고명 (gomyeong) (hanja 高名)

  1. (literary) fame; esteem
Derived terms

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gomyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gomyeong
McCune–Reischauer?komyŏng
Yale Romanization?komyeng

Noun

고명 (gomyeong)

  1. (cooking) garnish