인형

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 人形, from (human) + (form)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?inhyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?inhyeong
McCune–Reischauer?inhyŏng
Yale Romanization?in.hyeng
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 의 / 인에 / 인형

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

인형 (inhyeong) (hanja 人形)

인형
  1. doll, puppet, action figure, any small human form
  2. (by extension) stuffed animal
    인형gom inhyeongteddy bear

Usage notes

As 인형 (inhyeong) is used to refer to toys in the image of any human or animal, it can be used to translate "action figure" or "stuffed animal" as well as "doll".

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