Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 市民, from (city) + (populace).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

시민 (simin) (hanja 市民)

  1. citizens, citizenry
  2. the people of a city

See also edit