Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 賣淫窟

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)ɯmɡuɭ] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)ɯmɡuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maeeumgul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maeeumgul
McCune–Reischauer?maeŭmgul
Yale Romanization?māy.umkwul

Noun edit

매음굴 (maeeumgul) (hanja 賣淫窟)

  1. brothel (house of prostitution)

Synonyms edit