염라대왕

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 閻羅大王, from 閻羅 + 大王.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹mna̠dɛwa̠ŋ] ~ [jʌ̹mna̠de̞wa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [염나대왕/염나데왕]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeomnadaewang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeomladaewang
McCune–Reischauer?yŏmnadaewang
Yale Romanization?yemlataywang

Noun

염라대왕 • (yeomnadaewang) (hanja 閻羅大王)

  1. (Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Korean mythology) Yama (god of the underworld)
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