Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 禁煙.

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)mjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geumyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geum'yeon
McCune–Reischauer?kŭmyŏn
Yale Romanization?kūm.yen

Noun edit

금연 (geumyeon) (hanja 禁煙)

  1. no smoking; smoking prohibition
    Antonym: 흡연(吸煙) (heubyeon, smoking)