영리

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 營利.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋni]
• Phonetic hangul: [영니]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeongni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongli
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngni
Yale Romanization?	yengli

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	영리하다

영리 • (yeongni) (hanja 營利)

1. (making) profit

   Antonym: 비영리(非營利) (biyeongni)

   영리단체(營利團體) ― yeongnidanche( 營利 團體) ― for-profit organization

   영리를 꾀하다/추구하다

   yeongni-reul kkoehada/chuguhada

   to seek profit

Derived terms

• 영리성(營利性) (yeongniseong)
• 영리적(營利的) (yeongnijeok)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 怜悧.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋni]
• Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)니]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeongni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongli
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngni
Yale Romanization?	yēngli

Root

South Korean Standard Language	영리(怜悧) (yeongni)
North Korean Standard Language	령리(怜悧) (ryeongni)

영리 • (yeongni) (hanja 怜悧/伶俐)

1. Root of 영리하다 (yeongnihada). Rarely used alone.