Korean

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Etymology

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From 야(夜) (ya, night, Sino-Korean morpheme) +‎ (bam, night).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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야밤 (yabam)

  1. midnight, dead of night, late night
    Synonyms: 밤중 (bamjung), 한밤 (hanbam)