Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 下人.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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하인 (hain) (hanja 下人)

  1. servant