매음

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 賣淫.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)ɯm] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)ɯm]
    • Phonetic hangul: [매(ː)음/메(ː)음]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?maeeum
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?maeeum
    McCune–Reischauer?maeŭm
    Yale Romanization?māy.um

    Noun

    매음 • (maeeum) (hanja 賣淫)

    1. prostitution

    Derived terms

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