예언

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 預言.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)ʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [예(ː)언]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeeon
McCune–Reischauer?yeŏn
Yale Romanization?yēy.en

Noun

예언 • (yeeon) (hanja 預言)

  1. prophecy; prediction

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