용왕

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Korean

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 龍王.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yong'wang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yong'wang
McCune–Reischauer?yongwang
Yale Romanization?yongwang
South Korean
Standard Language
용왕(龍王) (yong'wang)
North Korean
Standard Language
룡왕(龍王) (ryong'wang)

Noun

용왕 (yong'wang) (hanja 龍王)

  1. (mythology) Dragon King (the god of water and weather)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 庸王.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yong'wang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yong'wang
McCune–Reischauer?yongwang
Yale Romanization?yongwang

Noun

용왕 (yong'wang) (hanja 庸王)

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Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 勇往.

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?yong'wang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yong'wang
McCune–Reischauer?yongwang
Yale Romanization?yōngwang

Noun

용왕 (yong'wang) (hanja 勇往)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.