잔인
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 殘忍 (“cruel”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕa̠nin]
- Phonetic hangul: [자닌]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | janin |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jan'in |
| McCune–Reischauer? | chanin |
| Yale Romanization? | can.in |
Usage notes
- Although usage as a noun in isolation is still found, 잔인 (janin) is more typically used as the non-verbal element of a light verb construction. When conveying the noun meaning, the more common form is the verbal noun 잔인함 (janinham).
Derived terms
- 잔인(殘忍)하다 (janinhada, “to be cruel”)
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