Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 暗喩.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)mju]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?amyu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?am'yu
McCune–Reischauer?amyu
Yale Romanization?ām.yu

Noun

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암유 (amyu) (hanja 暗喩)

  1. metaphor