Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 債務.

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɛ(ː)mu] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰe̞(ː)mu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chaemu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chaemu
McCune–Reischauer?ch'aemu
Yale Romanization?chāymu

Noun edit

채무 (chaemu) (hanja 債務)

  1. (chiefly law) debt; liabilities
    Synonym: (bit)
    Antonym: 채권(債權) (chaegwon, credit)
    채무 상환하다chaemu-reul sanghwan-hadato pay off a debt

Derived terms edit

See also edit