매춘부

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 賣春婦, from 賣春 (“prostitution”) + 婦 (“woman”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰunbu] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)t͡ɕʰunbu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [매(ː)춘부/메(ː)춘부]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?maechunbu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?maechunbu
    McCune–Reischauer?maech'unbu
    Yale Romanization?māy.chwunpu

    Noun

    매춘부 • (maechunbu) (hanja 賣春婦)

    1. prostitute, hooker, call girl
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