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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | yeomnyeo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeomlyeo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏmnyŏ |
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| Yale Romanization? | yēmlye |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 念慮, from 念 (“thought”) + 慮 (“thinking”).
Noun
염려 • (yeomnyeo) (hanja 念慮)
- concern, worry, apprehension, anxiety
Derived terms
- 염려감 (yeomnyeogam, “anxiety”)
- 염려되다 (yeomnyeodoeda, “to be concerned”)
- 염려스럽다 (yeomnyeoseureopda, “to be anxiety-inducing”)
- 염려스레 (yeomnyeoseure, “anxiety-inducing”)
- 염려증 (yeomnyeojeung, “neurosis”)
- 염려하다 (yeomnyeohada, “to be concerned”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 艶 (“beauty”) + 麗 (“beauty”).
Root
염려 • (yeomnyeo) (hanja 艶麗)
- Root of 염려하다 (yeomnyeohada, “(literary) to be beautiful”). Rarely used alone.
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