영구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 永久 (“eternal”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋɡu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)구]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonggu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonggu
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnggu
Yale Romanization?yēngkwu

Noun

영구 • (yeonggu) (hanja 永久)

  1. permanence; perpetuity; everlasting durability

Derived terms
  • 영구(永久)하다 (yeongguhada)
  • 영구(永久)히 (yeongguhi)
  • 영구성(永久性) (yeongguseong)
  • 영구적(永久的) (yeonggujeok)
  • 영구화(永久化) (yeongguhwa)
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