능력

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 能力, from (ability) + (strength)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?neungnyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?neunglyeog
McCune–Reischauer?nŭngnyŏk
Yale Romanization?nunglyek

Noun

능력 (neungnyeok) (hanja 能力)

  1. capacity, ability (especially of a person)
    한국어능력시험
    han'gugeoneungnyeoksiheom
    Korean Language Proficiency Test