Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 妊産婦 (pregnant woman)

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

임산부 (imsanbu) (hanja 妊産婦)

  1. pregnant woman