인형

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 人形, from 人 (“human”) + 形 (“form”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[inʝjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[인형]
Revised Romanization? inhyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)? in-hyeong
McCune–Reischauer? inhyŏng
Yale Romanization? in.hyeng

Noun

인형 • (inhyeong) (hanja 人形)

  1. doll; action figure; puppet; little human form

Usage notes

When 인형 (inhyeong) refers to toys for girls, it is translated as "dolls". When it refers to toys for boys, it is translated as "action figures". Boys may take offense to saying that they play with "dolls".

See also
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