배급

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 配給.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)ɡɯp̚] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)ɡɯp̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [배(ː)급/베(ː)급]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baegeup
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baegeub
McCune–Reischauer?	paegŭp
Yale Romanization?	pāykup

Noun

배급 • (baegeup) (hanja 配給)

1. rationing; distribution