영감

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 令監.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjʌ̹(ː)ŋɡa̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)감]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonggam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonggam
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnggam
Yale Romanization?yēngkam

Noun

영감 • (yeonggam) (hanja 令監)

  1. old man, elderly man
    영감(令監)님! (form of address) ― Yeonggamnim! ― (excuse me,) Sir!

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 靈感.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonggam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonggam
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnggam
Yale Romanization?yengkam

Noun

영감 • (yeonggam) (hanja 靈感)

  1. inspiration
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