옹립

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 擁立 (“to enthrone”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ŋnip̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [옹(ː)닙]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ongnip
Revised Romanization (translit.)?onglib
McCune–Reischauer?ongnip
Yale Romanization?ōnglip

Noun

옹립 • (ongnip) (hanja 擁立)

  1. enthroning
    그 왕자는 곧 킹 오브 잉글랜드로 옹립될 예정이었다. ― Geu wangja-neun got king obeu inggeullaendeu-ro ongnipdoel yejeong'ieotda. ― The prince was soon to be crowned the King of England.

Derived terms

  • 옹립하다 (ongniphada, “to enthrone, to crown”)
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