염세가

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 厭世家, from 厭世 + 家.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)msʰe̞ɡa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [염(ː)세가]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeomsega
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeomsega
McCune–Reischauer?yŏmsega
Yale Romanization?yēmseyka

Noun

염세가 • (yeomsega) (hanja 厭世家)

  1. pessimist
    Antonym: 낙천가(樂天家)
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