연옥

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 煉獄, from 煉 (“to refine”) + 獄 (“prison”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈjɘːno̞k̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[여:녹]
Revised Romanization? yeonok
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeon-og
McCune–Reischauer? yŏnok
Yale Romanization? yēn.ok

Noun

연옥 • (yeonok) (hanja 煉獄)

  1. (theology) purgatory
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