Korean

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Etymology

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매춘(賣春) (maechun) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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매춘하다 (maechunhada) (infinitive 매춘해 or 매춘하여, sequential 매춘하니)

  1. to engage in prostitution, to prostitute oneself

Conjugation

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