Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 禁食 (to fast).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)mɕʰik̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geumsik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geumsig
McCune–Reischauer?kŭmsik
Yale Romanization?kūmsik

Noun

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금식 (geumsik) (hanja 禁食)

  1. fasting