입양

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 入養.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ibja̠ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [이뱡]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	ibyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	ib'yang
McCune–Reischauer^?	ibyang
Yale Romanization^?	ip.yang

Noun

입양 • (ibyang) (hanja 入養)

adoption (of a baby or child)
- 이 강아지 들 은 동물 보호 센터 에서 온 것 인 데, 입양이 가능합니다.
  i gang'aji-deur-eun dongmul bohosenteo-eseo on geos-inde, ibyang-i ganeunghamnida.
  They [the puppies] are from animal shelters, and are available for adoption.
  
  2016, VOA Learning English > Trending Today: Puppy Bowl (The original sentence in English)

Derived terms

입양아(入養兒) (ibyang'a, “adopted child”)
입양(入養)하다 (ibyanghada)
입양(入養)되다 (ibyangdoeda)

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