Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 內部, from (within) + (part)

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

내부 (naebu) (hanja 內部)

  1. The interior or inside.
  2. (by extension) Being internal.

Coordinate terms edit