영어

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeong'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeong'eo
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngŏ
Yale Romanization?yenge

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 英語, from 英 (“England”) + 語 (“language”).

Noun

영어 • (yeong'eo) (hanja 英語)

  1. the English language
    영어를 못합니다. ― Yeong'eo-reul mothamnida. ― I don't speak English.
  2. (proscribed) the Latin alphabet
    네 이름 영어로 어떻게 써? ― ne ireum yeong'eo-ro eotteoke sseo? ― How do you romanize your name? (literally, “How do you write your name in English?”)

See also

  • 영국 (yeongguk, “Britain”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 囹圄.

Noun

영어 • (yeong'eo) (hanja 囹圄)

  1. (formal) prison
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