입양

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 入 (“adopt in”) + 養 (“breed”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ibja̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[이뱡]
Revised Romanization? ibyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)? ib-yang
McCune–Reischauer? ibyang
Yale Romanization? ip.yang

Noun

입양 • (ibyang) (hanja 入養)

  1. adoption (of baby or child)
    이 강아지들은 동물 보호센터에서 온 것인데, 입양이 가능합니다.
    I gang-ajideureun dongmul bohosenteo-eseo on geodinde, ibyang-i ganeunghamnida.
    They[puppies] are from animal shelters, and are available for adoption.
    2016, VOA Learning English > Trending Today: Puppy Bowl (The original sentence in English)

Derived terms
  • 입양아 (ibyang-a, “adopted child”)
  • verb : 입양하다, 입양되다
  • adjective : 입양한, 입양된
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