Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 貨物 (freight, cargo, goods)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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화물 (hwamul) (hanja 貨物)

  1. freight, cargo, goods