가능

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 可能 (“possibility”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)nɯŋ]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)능]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ganeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ganeung
McCune–Reischauer?kanŭng
Yale Romanization?kānung

Noun

가능 • (ganeung) (hanja 可能)

  1. possibility; potentiality
    스스로 확인 가능
    seuseuro hwagin ganeung
    personally verifiable

Derived terms

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