Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 掩蔽.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)mpʰje̞] ~ [ˈɘ(ː)mpʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eompye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eompye
McCune–Reischauer?ŏmp'ye
Yale Romanization?ēmphyey

Noun

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엄폐 (eompye) (hanja 掩蔽)

  1. cloaking; concealment; stealth

Derived terms

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