음주

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 飮酒.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɯ(ː)md͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [음(ː)주]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eumju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eumju
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭmju
Yale Romanization?	ūmcwu

Noun

음주 • (eumju) (hanja 飮酒)

1. consumption of alcohol

   음주운전

   eumjuunjeon

   drunk driving

Derived terms

• 음주(飮酒)하다 (eumjuhada)