영

영 U+C601, 영
HANGUL SYLLABLE YEONG
Composition:ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅇ
← 였
[U+C600]
Hangul Syllables 옂 →
[U+C602]
여역엮엯연엱엲
엳열엵엶엷엸엹
엺엻염엽엾엿였
영옂옃옄옅옆옇
에 ←→ 예
See also: -영

Korean

Etymology 1

Korean numbers (edit)
0 1  →  10  → 
    Native isol.: (slang) 빵 (ppang)
    Sino-Korean: 영 (yeong), 령 (ryeong), (as digit, not number) 공 (gong)
    Hanja: 零, 空

Sino-Korean word from 零 (“zero”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeong
McCune–Reischauer?yŏng
Yale Romanization?yeng
South Korean
Standard Language
영(零) (yeong)
North Korean
Standard Language
령(零) (ryeong)

Numeral

영 • (yeong) (hanja 零)

  1. zero
    Synonym: 공(空) (gong, as a digit)
Derived terms

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeong
McCune–Reischauer?yŏng
Yale Romanization?yeng

Adverb

영 • (yeong)

  1. (of negative or undesirable things) quite
    영 별로다. ― Yeong byeollo-da. ― It's quite bad.
    영 어렵다. ― Yeong eoryeopda. ― It's quite difficult.
    일을 영 못한다. ― Ir-eul yeong mot-handa. ― His work is quite substandard.

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 英 (“English”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Yeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Yeong
McCune–Reischauer?Yŏng
Yale Romanization?yeng

Proper noun

영 • (Yeong) (hanja 英)

  1. Short for 영국(英國) (yeongguk, “United Kingdom”).
  2. Short for 영어(英語) (yeong'eo, “English language”).
Usage notes
  • Typically written in hanja form, even in a contemporary Korean text otherwise devoid of Chinese characters.
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 靈 (“spirit, soul, deity”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeong
McCune–Reischauer?yŏng
Yale Romanization?yeng

Noun

South Korean
Standard Language
영(靈) (yeong)
North Korean
Standard Language
령(靈) (ryeong)

영 • (yeong) (hanja 靈)

  1. (literary) revered soul; spirit (of the deceased, of a natural object, etc.)
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 永 (“long; perpetual; eternal; forever”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jɘ(ː)ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeong
McCune–Reischauer?yŏng
Yale Romanization?yēng

Adverb

영 • (yeong) (hanja 永)

  1. forever
    Synonym: (more common) 영영(永永) (yeong'yeong)
Derived terms

Etymology 6

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

영 (yeong)

Extended content
  1. 永: eternal; forever
    (eumhun reading: 오랠 영 (orael yeong))
    (MC reading: 永 (MC hjwaengX))
  2. 英: the UK, Great Britain (in compounds, in news media); petal
    (eumhun reading: 꽃부리 영 (kkotburi yeong))
    (MC reading: 英 (MC 'jaeng))
  3. 迎: to meet, to greet, welcome
    (eumhun reading: 맞을 영 (majeul yeong))
    (MC reading: 迎 (MC ngjaeng|ngjaengH))
  4. 榮: glory, honour; prosper
    (eumhun reading: 꽃 영 (kkot yeong))
    (MC reading: 榮 (MC hjwaeng))
  5. 泳: dive; swim
    (eumhun reading: 헤엄칠 영 (heeomchil yeong))
    (MC reading: 泳 (MC hjwaengH))
  6. 詠:
    (MC reading: 詠 (MC hjwaengH))
  7. 營: barracks; to manage; to build
    (eumhun reading: 경영할 영 (gyeong'yeonghal yeong))
    (MC reading: 營 (MC yweng))
  8. 影: shadow
    (eumhun reading: 그림자 영 (geurimja yeong))
    (MC reading: 影 (MC 'jaengX))
  9. 映: to project; to shine; to reflect
    (eumhun reading: 비칠 영 (bichil yeong))
    (MC reading: 映 (MC 'angX|'jaengH))
  10. 渶:
    (MC reading: 渶 (MC 'jaeng))
  11. 煐:
    (MC reading: 煐)
  12. 瑛:
    (MC reading: 瑛 (MC 'jaeng))
  13. 瑩:
    (MC reading: 瑩 (MC hjwaeng|'engH))
  14. 瀯:
    (MC reading: 瀯)
  15. 盈:
    (MC reading: 盈 (MC yeng))
  16. 楹:
    (MC reading: 楹 (MC yeng))
  17. 鍈:
    (MC reading: 鍈)
  18. 嬰:
    (MC reading: 嬰 (MC 'jieng))
  19. 穎:
    (MC reading: 穎 (MC ywengX))
  20. 瓔:
    (MC reading: 瓔 (MC 'jieng))
  21. 咏:
    (MC reading: 咏 (MC hjwaengH))
  22. 塋:
    (MC reading: 塋 (MC yweng))
  23. 嶸:
    (MC reading: 嶸 (MC hjwaeng|hweang))
  24. 潁:
    (MC reading: 潁 (MC ywengX))
  25. 瀛:
    (MC reading: 瀛 (MC yeng))
  26. 纓:
    (MC reading: 纓 (MC 'jieng))
  27. 霙:
    (MC reading: 霙 (MC 'jang|'jaeng))
  28. 嬴:
    (MC reading: 嬴 (MC yeng))
  29. 𢥏:
    (MC reading: 𢥏)
  30. 蠑:
    (MC reading: 蠑 (MC hjwaeng))
  31. 朠:
    (MC reading: 朠)
  32. 浧:
    (MC reading: 浧 (MC yengX))
  33. 䀴:
    (MC reading: 䀴 (MC ngengX|ngeap))
  34. 栐:
    (MC reading: 栐 (MC hjwaengX))
  35. 濴:
    (MC reading: 濴 (MC yweng))
  36. 癭:
    (MC reading: 癭 (MC 'jiengX))
  37. 韺:
    (MC reading: 韺 (MC 'jaeng))
  38. 碤:
    (MC reading: 碤)
  39. 縈:
    (MC reading: 縈 (MC 'jwieng))
  40. 贏:
    (MC reading: 贏 (MC yeng))
  41. 郢:
    (MC reading: 郢 (MC yengX))
  42. 栄: Alternative form of 榮
    (MC reading: 栄)
  43. 荣: Alternative form of 榮
    (MC reading: 荣)
  44. 暎: Alternative form of 映
    (MC reading: 暎 (MC 'jaengH))
  45. 濚: Alternative form of 瀯
    (MC reading: 濚)

References

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