임부

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 妊婦/姙婦 (“pregnant woman”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	imbu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	imbu
McCune–Reischauer?	imbu
Yale Romanization?	īmpu

Noun

임부 • (imbu) (hanja 妊婦/姙婦)

1. pregnant woman

Synonyms

• 임산부 (imsanbu)
• 임신부 (imsinbu)
• 잉부 (ingbu)