Korean edit

Etymology edit

From the Sino-Korean noun 퇴직 (退職, toejik, “retirement”) + (, geum, “money”).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰwe̞(ː)d͡ʑik̚k͈ɯm] ~ [ˈtʰø̞(ː)d͡ʑik̚k͈ɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?toejikgeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?toejiggeum
McCune–Reischauer?t'oejikkŭm
Yale Romanization?thōycik.kum

Noun edit

퇴직금 (toejikgeum) (hanja 退職金)

  1. severance pay