Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 任務.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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임무 (immu) (hanja 任務)

  1. duty; task; mission