회음부

Korean

Etymology

From 회음 (會陰, hoeeum, “perineum”) + 부 (部, bu, “part”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸwe̞(ː)ɯmbu] ~ [ˈhø̞(ː)ɯmbu]
• Phonetic hangul: [훼(ː)음부/회(ː)음부]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hoeeumbu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hoeeumbu
McCune–Reischauer?	hoeŭmbu
Yale Romanization?	hōy.umpu

Noun

회음부 • (hoeeumbu)

1. (anatomy) The perineal region; the perineum.

See also

• 회음부 on the Korean Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ko