남용

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Korean

Alternative forms

  • 람용 (ramyong) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 濫用

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?namyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nam'yong
McCune–Reischauer?namyong
Yale Romanization?nām.yong

Noun

남용 (namyong) (hanja 濫用)

  1. abuse; misuse