매춘부
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 賣春婦, from 賣春 (“prostitution”) + 婦 (“woman”)
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰunbu] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)t͡ɕʰunbu]
- Phonetic hangul: [매(ː)춘부/메(ː)춘부]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | maechunbu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | maechunbu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | maech'unbu |
| Yale Romanization? | māy.chwunpu |