미류

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 彌留.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?miryu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?milyu
McCune–Reischauer?miryu
Yale Romanization?milyu

Noun

미류 (miryu) (hanja 彌留)

  1. (literary, dated, of an illness) lasting long without recovery

Usage notes

  • Although usage as a noun in isolation is still found, 미류 (miryu) 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 미류함 (miryuham).

Derived terms

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