은근
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 慇懃.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɯnɡɯn]
- Phonetic hangul: [은근]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | eun'geun |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eungeun |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭn'gŭn |
| Yale Romanization? | unkun |
Noun
은근 • (eun'geun) (hanja 慇懃)
- politeness, courtesy
- close friendship
- implicitness
Derived terms
- 은근히 (慇懃-, eun'geunhi, “quietly; implicitly”)
Adverb
은근 • (eun'geun) (hanja 慇懃)
- (colloquial) quietly; implicitly
- (colloquial) quite (intensifier)