이승

Korean

Etymology 1

이 (i, “this”) + 승 (seung) (misreading of 생 (生, saeng, “life”)).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
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Noun

이승 • (iseung)

  1. this life, this world
Antonyms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 二乘.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)sʰɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)승]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?iseung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?iseung
McCune–Reischauer?isŭng
Yale Romanization?īsung

Noun

이승 • (iseung) (hanja 二乘)

  1. (mathematics) squaring
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