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