금주

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 今週.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geumju
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geumju
    McCune–Reischauer?kŭmju
    Yale Romanization?kumcwu

    Noun

    금주 • (geumju) (hanja 今週)

    1. this week

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 禁酒.

      Pronunciation

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

      Noun

      Derived verbs
      Active 금주하다

      금주 • (geumju) (hanja 禁酒)

      1. abstention from drinking
      2. prohibition of alcohol
      Derived terms
      • 금주가(禁酒家) (geumjuga)
      • 금주론(禁酒論) (geumjuron)
      • 금주법(禁酒法) (geumjubeop)
      • 금주회(禁酒會) (geumjuhoe)
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