연기

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 演技, from 演 (“acting”) + 技 (“talent”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈjɘːnɡi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[연:기]
Revised Romanization? yeon-gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeongi
McCune–Reischauer? yŏn'gi
Yale Romanization? yēnki

Noun
연기 (yeon-gi, “acting”).

연기 • (yeon-gi) (hanja 演技)

  1. acting
Synonyms
  • 연예 (yeonye)
  • 연극 (yeon-geuk, “performance”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 煙氣, from 煙 (“smoke”) + 氣 (“gas”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[jʌ̹nɡi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[연기]
Revised Romanization? yeon-gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeongi
McCune–Reischauer? yŏn'gi
Yale Romanization? yenki

Noun
연기 (yeon-gi, “smoke”).

연기 • (yeon-gi) (hanja 煙氣)

  1. smoke

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 緣 (“dependent”) + 起 (“arising”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[jʌ̹nɡi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[연기]
Revised Romanization? yeon-gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeongi
McCune–Reischauer? yŏn'gi
Yale Romanization? yenki

Noun

연기 • (yeon-gi) (hanja 緣起)

  1. (Buddhism) The doctrine of pratītyasamutpāda.
See also

Usage notes

연기 is also the name of Yeongi County, a district of Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea.

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