Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 盲人, from (blind) + (person)

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

맹인 (maeng'in) (hanja 盲人)

  1. blind person