군민

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 君民, from 君 (“monarch”) + 民 (“people”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kunmin]
• Phonetic hangul: [군민]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gunmin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gunmin
McCune–Reischauer?	kunmin
Yale Romanization?	kwunmin

Noun

군민 • (gunmin) (hanja 君民)

1. monarch and people

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 群民.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kunmin]
• Phonetic hangul: [군민]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gunmin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gunmin
McCune–Reischauer?	kunmin
Yale Romanization?	kwunmin

Noun

군민 • (gunmin) (hanja 群民)

1. many people

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 軍民, from 軍 (“army”) + 民 (“people”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kunmin]
• Phonetic hangul: [군민]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gunmin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gunmin
McCune–Reischauer?	kunmin
Yale Romanization?	kwunmin

Noun

군민 • (gunmin) (hanja 軍民)

1. military and civilian

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 郡民, from 郡 (“county”) + 民 (“people”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈku(ː)nmin]
• Phonetic hangul: [군(ː)민]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gunmin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gunmin
McCune–Reischauer?	kunmin
Yale Romanization?	kwūnmin

Noun

군민 • (gunmin) (hanja 郡民)

1. county citizen