Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 住民, from (dwelling) + (populace)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)min]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jumin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jumin
McCune–Reischauer?chumin
Yale Romanization?cwūmin

Noun

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주민 (jumin) (hanja 住民)

  1. residents in a place
  2. legal residency

Derived terms

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