응연

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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.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eung'yeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eung'yeon
McCune–Reischauer?ŭngyŏn
Yale Romanization?ūngyen

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 應然, from (ought to be) + (so).

Adverb

응연 (eung'yeon) (hanja 應然)

  1. rightly, rightfully, appropriately
  2. as it should be

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from (solid) + (so). See also Japanese 凝然と.

Adverb

응연 (eung'yeon) (hanja 凝然)

  1. reliably, steadfastly, properly