커뮤

Korean

Etymology

Clipping of 커뮤니티 (keomyuniti), from English community.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʰʌ̹mju]
• Phonetic hangul: [커뮤]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	keomyu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	keomyu
McCune–Reischauer?	k'ŏmyu
Yale Romanization?	khemyu

Noun

커뮤 • (keomyu)

1. (Internet slang) online community website, forum website

Usage notes

This term sometimes carries a negative connotation when referring to large Korean online communities such as DC Inside, RULIWEB, and instiz.

Derived terms

• 커뮤질 (keomyujil)
• 커뮤러 (keomyureo)