근무

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 勤務 (duty, service).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    근무 • (geunmu) (hanja 勤務)

    1. work, duty, service (at a company)