Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 鑛夫 (miner)

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

광부 (gwangbu) (hanja 鑛夫)

  1. miner (a person who works in a mine)