염려
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)mɲʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [염(ː)녀]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yeomnyeo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeomlyeo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏmnyŏ |
| Yale Romanization? | yēmlye |
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 念慮, from 念 (念, “thought”) + 慮 (慮, “thinking”).
Derived terms
- 염려감 (yeomnyeogam, “anxiety”)
- 염려되다 (yeomnyeodoeda, “to be concerned”)
- 염려스럽다 (yeomnyeoseureopda, “to be anxiety-inducing”)
- 염려스레 (yeomnyeoseure, “anxiety-inducing”)
- 염려증 (yeomnyeojeung, “neurosis”)
- 염려하다 (yeomnyeohada, “to be concerned”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 艶 (艶, “beauty”) + 麗 (麗, “beauty”).
Root
염려 • (yeomnyeo) (hanja 艶麗)
- Root of 염려하다 (yeomnyeohada, “(literary) to be beautiful”). Rarely used alone.
References
- The National Institute of the Korean Language “Search result for 염려”, in 우리말샘
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