이익

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 리익 (riik) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 利益, from 利 (“benefit”) + 益 (“adding”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)ik̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)익]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?iik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?iig
McCune–Reischauer?iik
Yale Romanization?īik

Noun

이익 • (iik) (hanja 利益)

  1. profit
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