Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 대부(貸付) (daebu) + 금(金) (geum).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)buɡɯm] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)buɡɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daebugeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daebugeum
McCune–Reischauer?taebugŭm
Yale Romanization?tāypukum

Noun

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대부금 (daebugeum) (hanja 貸付金)

  1. loan