Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 啓蒙.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)mo̞ŋ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)mo̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyemong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyemong
McCune–Reischauer?kyemong
Yale Romanization?kyēymong

Noun

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계몽 (gyemong) (hanja 啓蒙)

  1. enlightenment