성욕

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性慾 (lust, sexual desire)

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?seong'yok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seong'yog
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngyok
Yale Romanization?sēngyok

Noun

성욕 (seong'yok) (hanja 性慾)

  1. sexual desire
  2. appetence
  3. appetency
  4. eroticism