반민특위

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 反民特委.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nmintʰɯɡɥi] ~ [ˈpa̠(ː)nmintʰɯɡy]
• Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)민트귀]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Banminteugwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Banminteug'wi
McCune–Reischauer?	Panmint'ŭgwi
Yale Romanization?	pānminthuk.wi

Proper noun

반민특위 • (Banminteugwi) (hanja 反民特委)

1. (historical) Short for 반민족행위특별조사위원회 (Banminjokhaeng'witeukbyeoljosawiwonhoe, “Special Investigation Committee of Anti-National Activities”), a short-lived government committee of the Republic of Korea to investigate pro-Japanese collaborators (chinilpa)