용언

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 用言, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 用言 (yōgen).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjo(ː)ŋʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [용(ː)언]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yong'eon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yong'eon
McCune–Reischauer?yongŏn
Yale Romanization?yōngen

Noun

용언 • (yong'eon) (hanja 用言)

  1. (grammar) inflected/declinable word, verbal stem (in Korean or Japanese)
    Hyponyms: 동사(動詞) (dongsa, “action verb”), 형용사(形容詞) (hyeong'yongsa, “stative verb/adjective”), 계사(繫辭) (gyesa, “copula stem”)
    Antonym: 체언(體言) (cheeon)
    Coordinate terms: 독립언(獨立言) (dongnibeon), 수식언(修飾言) (susigeon)

Antonyms
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