영구성

Korean

Etymology

From 영구(永久) (yeonggu, permanence) +‎ -성(性) (-seong, -ness/-ity).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋɡus͈ʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeongguseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongguseong
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnggussŏng
Yale Romanization?yēngkwuqseng

Noun

영구성 • (yeongguseong) (hanja 永久性)

  1. permanence, permanency; perpetuity