Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 金銀.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)mɯn]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geumeun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geum'eun
McCune–Reischauer?kŭmŭn
Yale Romanization?kūm.un

Noun

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금은 (geumeun) (hanja 金銀)

  1. gold and silver