Korean edit

Etymology edit

Substantive form of 굶주리다 (gumjurida, “to starve”).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)md͡ʑuɾim]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gumjurim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gulmjulim
McCune–Reischauer?kumjurim
Yale Romanization?kwūlmcwulim

Noun edit

굶주림 (gumjurim)

  1. hunger, starvation