이념

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Korean

Alternative forms

  • 리념 (rinyeom) (North Korean)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 理念, from (ruling) + (idea)

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?inyeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?inyeom
McCune–Reischauer?inyŏm
Yale Romanization?īnyem

Noun

이념 (inyeom) (hanja 理念)

  1. The ideology or principle underlying an intellectual position.
  2. (philosophy) idea; Idea

Synonyms