재미

Korean edit

Etymology edit

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 자미 (滋味, jami, “taste, flavour”). Assimilation and fronting of the first vowel /a/ to /ɛ/ was influenced by /i/ in the second syllable.

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛmi] ~ [t͡ɕe̞mi]
Phonetic hangul: [재미/제미]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	jaemi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jaemi
McCune–Reischauer^?	chaemi
Yale Romanization^?	caymi

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 재미의 / 재미에 / 재미까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun edit

재미 • (jaemi)

fun; enjoyment

Derived terms edit

재미있다 (jaemiitda, “to be fun”)
재미없다 (jaemieopda, “to be crummy”)
재미나다 (jaeminada, “to be interesting”)