영속

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 永續.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋsʰo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)속]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeongsok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongsog
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngsok
Yale Romanization?yēngsok

Noun

영속 • (yeongsok) (hanja 永續)

  1. persistence, i.e. everlasting, perpetual, perennial continuity
    Synonyms: 지속(持續) (jisok), 영구(永久) (yeonggu)

Derived terms

  • 영속(永續)되다 (yeongsokdoeda)
  • 영속(永續)하다 (yeongsokhada)
  • 영속성(永續性) (yeongsokseong)
  • 영속적(永續的) (yeongsokjeok)
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