Korean

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Etymology

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From 아무 (amu, “whatever”) + (geot, “thing”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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아무것 (amugeot)

  1. anything; something
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