Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 助產婦

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

조산부 (josanbu) (hanja 助產婦)

  1. midwife

Synonyms edit