염려

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)mɲʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [염(ː)녀]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeomnyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeomlyeo
McCune–Reischauer?yŏmnyŏ
Yale Romanization?yēmlye

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 念慮, from 念 (“thought”) + 慮 (“thinking”).

Noun

염려 • (yeomnyeo) (hanja 念慮)

  1. concern, worry, apprehension, anxiety
Derived terms
  • 염려감 (yeomnyeogam, “anxiety”)
  • 염려되다 (yeomnyeodoeda, “to be concerned”)
  • 염려스럽다 (yeomnyeoseureopda, “to be anxiety-inducing”)
  • 염려스레 (yeomnyeoseure, “anxiety-inducing”)
  • 염려증 (yeomnyeojeung, “neurosis”)
  • 염려하다 (yeomnyeohada, “to be concerned”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 艶 (“beauty”) + 麗 (“beauty”).

Root

염려 • (yeomnyeo) (hanja 艶麗)

  1. Root of 염려하다 (yeomnyeohada, “(literary) to be beautiful”). Rarely used alone.

References

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