체언

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 體言

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheeon
McCune–Reischauer?ch'eŏn
Yale Romanization?chey.en

Noun

체언 (cheeon) (hanja 體言)

  1. (grammar) uninflected/indeclinable word, indeclinable nominal (in Korean or Japanese)
    Antonym: 용언(用言)
    Coordinate terms: 독립언(獨立言), 수식언(修飾言)
    명사, 대명사, 수사는 체언에 속한다.
    myeongsa, daemyeongsa, susa-neun cheeon-e sokhanda.
    Nouns, pronouns, and numerals are classified as cheeon.