Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 美德.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)dʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mideok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mideog
McCune–Reischauer?midŏk
Yale Romanization?mītek

Noun

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미덕 (mideok) (hanja 美德)

  1. virtue