Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 掃除婦.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

소제부 (sojebu) (hanja 掃除婦)

  1. (dated) cleaning woman, cleaning lady, charwoman