영리

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 營利.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeongni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongli
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngni
Yale Romanization?yengli

Noun
Derived verbs
Active 영리하다

영리 • (yeongni) (hanja 營利)

  1. (making) profit
    Antonym: 비영리(非營利) (biyeongni)
    영리단체(營利團體) ― for-profit organization
    영리를 꾀하다/추구하다
    yeongni-reul kkoehada/chuguhada
    to seek profit
Derived terms
  • 영리성(營利性) (yeongniseong)
  • 영리적(營利的) (yeongnijeok)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 怜悧.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋni]
  • Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)니]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeongni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongli
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngni
Yale Romanization?yēngli

Root
South Korean
Standard Language		 영리(怜悧) (yeongni)
North Korean
Standard Language		 령리(怜悧) (ryeongni)

영리 • (yeongni) (hanja 怜悧/伶俐)

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