Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 荒蕪地, from 荒蕪 (overgrown) + (land).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

황무지 (hwangmuji) (hanja 荒蕪地)

  1. badlands; wastes, wastelands; moor; wilds