Korean

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Etymology

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Nominalization form of 비기다 (bigida, “to compare each other”)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)ɡim]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bigim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bigim
McCune–Reischauer?pigim
Yale Romanization?pīkim

Noun

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비김 (bigim)

  1. (North Korea) comparison