Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 犯罪, from (violation) + (wrong)

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)md͡ʑwe̞] ~ [ˈpɘ(ː)md͡ʑø̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beomjoe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beomjoe
McCune–Reischauer?pŏmjoe
Yale Romanization?pēmcoy

Noun edit

범죄 (beomjoe) (hanja 犯罪)

  1. crime

Derived terms edit