영

영	U+C601, 영 HANGUL SYLLABLE YEONG

Composition:

ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅇ

← 였
[U+C600]

Hangul Syllables

옂 →
[U+C602]

에 ←	→ 예
여 역엮엯연엱엲 엳열엵엶엷엸엹 엺엻 염 엽엾엿였 영옂옃옄옅옆옇

See also: -영

Korean

Etymology 1

**Korean numbers ^(edit)**
		0	1 →	10 →
Native isol.: (slang) 빵 (ppang) Sino-Korean: 영 (yeong), 령 (ryeong), (as digit, not number) 공 (gong) Hanja: 零, 空

Sino-Korean word from 零 (“zero”)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [영]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	yeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	yeong
McCune–Reischauer^?	yŏng
Yale Romanization^?	yeng

South Korean Standard Language	영(零) (yeong)
North Korean Standard Language	령(零) (ryeong)

Numeral

영 • (yeong) (hanja 零)

zero
Synonym: 공(空) (gong, as a digit)

Derived terms

See the hanja entry at 零 for Sino-Korean compounds of (零, yeong).

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [영]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	yeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	yeong
McCune–Reischauer^?	yŏng
Yale Romanization^?	yeng

Adverb

영 • (yeong)

(of negative or undesirable things) quite
영 별로 다. ― Yeong byeollo-da. ― It's quite bad.

영 어렵다. ― Yeong eoryeopda. ― It's quite difficult.

일 을 영 못한다. ― Ir-eul yeong mot-handa. ― His work is quite substandard.
- 2003 March 4, 야인시대／野人時代 [Rustic Period], episode 64, spoken by Doctor (Kang Seung-won):
  총알 이 영 좋지 않은 곳 에 맞았어요.
  Chong'ar-i yeong jochi aneun gos-e majasseoyo.
  The bullet hit a rather unfortunate spot.
  (The patient, Shim Young, was shot in the testes.)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 英 (“English”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [영]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	Yeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	Yeong
McCune–Reischauer^?	Yŏng
Yale Romanization^?	yeng

Proper noun

영 • (Yeong) (hanja 英)

short for 영국(英國) (yeongguk, “United Kingdom”)
short for 영어(英語) (yeong'eo, “English language”)

Usage notes

Typically written in hanja form, even in a contemporary Korean text otherwise devoid of Chinese characters.

Derived terms

See the hanja entry at 英 for Sino-Korean compounds of (英, yeong).

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 靈 (“spirit, soul, deity”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [영]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	yeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	yeong
McCune–Reischauer^?	yŏng
Yale Romanization^?	yeng

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	영(靈) (yeong)
North Korean Standard Language	령(靈) (ryeong)

영 • (yeong) (hanja 靈)

(literary) revered soul; spirit (of the deceased, of a natural object, etc.)

Derived terms

See the hanja entry at 靈 for Sino-Korean compounds of (靈, yeong).

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 永 (“long; perpetual; eternal; forever”)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jɘ(ː)ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	yeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	yeong
McCune–Reischauer^?	yŏng
Yale Romanization^?	yēng

Adverb

영 • (yeong) (hanja 永)

forever
Synonym: (more common) 영영(永永) (yeong'yeong)

Derived terms

See the hanja entry at 永 for Sino-Korean compounds of (永, yeong).

Etymology 6

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

영 • (yeong)

More information

永: eternal; forever
(eumhun reading: 오랠 영 (orael yeong))
(MC reading: 永 (MC hjwaengX))
英: the UK, Great Britain (in compounds, in news media); petal
(eumhun reading: 꽃부리 영 (kkotburi yeong))
(MC reading: 英 (MC 'jaeng))
迎: to meet, to greet, welcome
(eumhun reading: 맞을 영 (majeul yeong))
(MC reading: 迎 (MC ngjaeng|ngjaengH))
榮: glory, honour; prosper
(eumhun reading: 꽃 영 (kkot yeong))
(MC reading: 榮 (MC hjwaeng))
泳: dive; swim
(eumhun reading: 헤엄칠 영 (heeomchil yeong))
(MC reading: 泳 (MC hjwaengH))
詠:
(MC reading: 詠 (MC hjwaengH))
營: barracks; to manage; to build
(eumhun reading: 경영할 영 (gyeong'yeonghal yeong))
(MC reading: 營 (MC yweng))
影: shadow
(eumhun reading: 그림자 영 (geurimja yeong))
(MC reading: 影 (MC 'jaengX))
映: to project; to shine; to reflect
(eumhun reading: 비칠 영 (bichil yeong))
(MC reading: 映 (MC 'angX|'jaengH))
渶:
(MC reading: 渶 (MC 'jaeng))
煐:
(MC reading: 煐)
瑛:
(MC reading: 瑛 (MC 'jaeng))
瑩:
(MC reading: 瑩 (MC hjwaeng|'engH))
瀯:
(MC reading: 瀯)
盈:
(MC reading: 盈 (MC yeng))
楹:
(MC reading: 楹 (MC yeng))
鍈:
(MC reading: 鍈)
嬰:
(MC reading: 嬰 (MC 'jieng))
穎:
(MC reading: 穎 (MC ywengX))
瓔:
(MC reading: 瓔 (MC 'jieng))
咏:
(MC reading: 咏 (MC hjwaengH))
塋:
(MC reading: 塋 (MC yweng))
嶸:
(MC reading: 嶸 (MC hjwaeng|hweang))
潁:
(MC reading: 潁 (MC ywengX))
瀛:
(MC reading: 瀛 (MC yeng))
纓:
(MC reading: 纓 (MC 'jieng))
霙:
(MC reading: 霙 (MC 'jang|'jaeng))
嬴:
(MC reading: 嬴 (MC yeng))
𢥏:
(MC reading: 𢥏)
蠑:
(MC reading: 蠑 (MC hjwaeng))
朠:
(MC reading: 朠)
浧:
(MC reading: 浧 (MC yengX))
䀴:
(MC reading: 䀴 (MC ngengX|ngeap))
栐:
(MC reading: 栐 (MC hjwaengX))
濴:
(MC reading: 濴 (MC yweng))
癭:
(MC reading: 癭 (MC 'jiengX))
韺:
(MC reading: 韺 (MC 'jaeng))
碤:
(MC reading: 碤)
縈:
(MC reading: 縈 (MC 'jwieng))
贏:
(MC reading: 贏 (MC yeng))
郢:
(MC reading: 郢 (MC yengX))
栄: alternative form of 榮
(MC reading: 栄)
荣: alternative form of 榮
(MC reading: 荣)
暎: alternative form of 映
(MC reading: 暎 (MC 'jaengH))
濚: alternative form of 瀯
(MC reading: 濚)

References

Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo). [1]