Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 今週.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geumju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geumju
McCune–Reischauer?kŭmju
Yale Romanization?kumcwu

Noun

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금주 (geumju) (hanja 今週)

  1. this week

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 禁酒.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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Derived verbs
Active 금주하다

금주 (geumju) (hanja 禁酒)

  1. abstention from drinking
  2. prohibition of alcohol
Derived terms
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