유명인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 유명(有名) (yumyeong) + 人.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈju(ː)mjʌ̹ŋin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [유(ː)명인]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yumyeong'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yumyeong'in
McCune–Reischauer?yumyŏngin
Yale Romanization?yūmyengin

Noun

유명인 • (yumyeong'in) (hanja 有名人)

  1. celebrity, star, famous person
    Synonym: 실레브리티 (sillebeuriti)
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