애무

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 愛撫

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɛ(ː)mu] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)mu]
• Phonetic hangul: [애(ː)무/에(ː)무]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aemu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aemu
McCune–Reischauer?	aemu
Yale Romanization?	āymu

Noun

애무 • (aemu) (hanja 愛撫)

1. caress