Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 義務, from (righteous) + (work)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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의무 (uimu) (hanja 義務)

  1. duty, obligation