망령

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Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mangnyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?manglyeong
McCune–Reischauer?mangnyŏng
Yale Romanization?manglyeng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 亡靈, from 亡 (“dead”) + 靈 (“soul”). Compare Japanese 亡霊(ぼうれい) (bōrei), Vietnamese vong linh

Noun

망령 • (mangnyeong) (hanja 亡靈)

  1. spirit, soul
    Synonyms: 영혼 (yeonghon), 혼백 (honbaek), 넋 (neok), 얼 (eol)
  2. specter
    Synonym: 유령 (yuryeong)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 妄 (“empty, vain”) + 靈 (“soul”).

Noun

망령 • (mangnyeong) (hanja 妄靈)

  1. senility, dotage; loss of mental acuity
Derived terms
  • 망령되다 (mangnyeongdoeda, “silly, unreasonable; senile”)
  • 망령난 (mangnyeongnan, “senile”)
See also

References

망령 in dictionaries at daum.net

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