용왕

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 龍王.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yong'wang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yong'wang
McCune–Reischauer?yongwang
Yale Romanization?yongwang
South Korean
Standard Language 		용왕(龍王) (yong'wang)
North Korean
Standard Language 		룡왕(龍王) (ryong'wang)

Noun

용왕 • (yong'wang) (hanja 龍王)

  1. (mythology) Dragon King (the god of water and weather)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 庸王.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yong'wang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yong'wang
McCune–Reischauer?yongwang
Yale Romanization?yongwang

Noun

용왕 • (yong'wang) (hanja 庸王)

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Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 勇往.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjo(ː)ŋwa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [용(ː)왕]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yong'wang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yong'wang
McCune–Reischauer?yongwang
Yale Romanization?yōngwang

Noun

용왕 • (yong'wang) (hanja 勇往)

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