Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 亂舞 (wild dance; raucous dance). Compare Japanese 乱舞(らんぶ) (ranbu).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈna̠(ː)nmu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nanmu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nanmu
McCune–Reischauer?nanmu
Yale Romanization?nānmu

Noun edit

South Korean
Standard Language
난무(亂舞) (nanmu)
North Korean
Standard Language
란무(亂舞) (ranmu)

난무 (nanmu) (hanja 亂舞)

  1. wild dance; dance without a choreography
  2. (figuratively, derogatory) rampage, wild proliferation

Derived terms edit