계엄

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 戒嚴

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)ʌ̹m] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [계(ː)엄/게(ː)엄]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeeom
McCune–Reischauer?	kyeŏm
Yale Romanization?	kyēy.em

Noun

계엄 • (gyeeom) (hanja 戒嚴)

1. martial law