잉태

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 孕胎.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)ŋtʰɛ] ~ [ˈi(ː)ŋtʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [잉(ː)태/잉(ː)테]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ingtae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ingtae
McCune–Reischauer?ingt'ae
Yale Romanization?īngthay

Noun

잉태 • (ingtae) (hanja 孕胎)

  1. (literary) conception; pregnancy

Derived terms

  • 잉태하다 (孕胎—, ingtaehada)
  • 잉태되다 (孕胎—, ingtaedoeda)
  • 잉태시키다 (孕胎—, ingtaesikida)
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