영혼

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 靈魂, from 靈 (“spirit”) + 魂 (“soul”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[jʌ̹ŋβo̞n]
  • Phonetic Hangul[영혼]
Revised Romanization? yeonghon
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeonghon
McCune–Reischauer? yŏnghon
Yale Romanization? yenghon

Noun

영혼 • (yeonghon) (hanja 靈魂)

  1. soul (the spirit or essence of a person)

See also
  • 영성 (yeongseong, “spirituality”)
  • 혼령 (hollyeong, “ghost”)
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