Korean

edit

Etymology

edit

Sino-Korean word from 人民 (the people [of a country], citizens).

Pronunciation

edit
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?inmin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?inmin
McCune–Reischauer?inmin
Yale Romanization?inmin

Noun

edit

인민 (inmin) (hanja 人民)

  1. (nowadays chiefly North Korea or of communist countries) the people (of a country), citizens, citizenry

Usage notes

edit
  • This was neutral and common in Korean before the country was forcibly divided in 1945, but has now fallen out of mainstream use in South Korea due to the importance of the word in North Korean ideology.

See also

edit