영생

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 永生.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjʌ̹(ː)ŋsʰɛŋ] ~ [ˈjʌ̹(ː)ŋsʰe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)생/영(ː)셍]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeongsaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongsaeng
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngsaeng
Yale Romanization?yēngsayng

Noun

영생 • (yeongsaeng) (hanja 永生)

  1. eternal life; immortality

Derived terms
  • 영생(永生)하다 (yeongsaenghada)
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