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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.
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| Revised Romanization? | imyeong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | imyeong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | imyŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | īmyeng |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 耳鳴, from 耳 (“ear”) + 鳴 (“ringing”).
Noun
이명 • (imyeong) (hanja 耳鳴)
- (pathology) tinnitus (ringing in the ear without external source)
- Synonym: 귀울림 (gwiullim)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 異名, from 異 (“different”) + 名 (“name”)
Noun
이명 • (imyeong) (hanja 異名)
- alias, alternative name
- Antonyms: 본명(本名) (bonmyeong), 실명(實名) (silmyeong)
- different name, names different from one another
- Antonym: 동명(同名) (dongmyeong)