염력

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 念力 (“telekinesis”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)mɲʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [염(ː)녁]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeomnyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeomlyeog
McCune–Reischauer?yŏmnyŏk
Yale Romanization?yēmlyek

Noun

염력 • (yeomnyeok) (hanja 念力)

  1. psychokinesis; telekinesis
  2. (Buddhism) telekinesis
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