Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 犯人

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)min]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beomin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beom'in
McCune–Reischauer?pŏmin
Yale Romanization?pēm.in

Noun

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범인 (beomin) (hanja 犯人)

  1. criminal, offender, culprit, convict