상상력

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 想像力, from 想像 (“imagination”) + 力 (“ability”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ŋsʰa̠ŋɲʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [상(ː)상녁]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sangsangnyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sangsanglyeog
McCune–Reischauer?sangsangnyŏk
Yale Romanization?sāngsanglyek

Noun

상상력 • (sangsangnyeok) (hanja 想像力)

  1. imagination (image-making power of the mind)
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