맹인

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 盲人, from 盲 (“blind”) + 人 (“person”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)ŋin] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)ŋin]
    • Phonetic hangul: [맹(ː)인/멩(ː)인]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?maeng'in
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?maeng'in
    McCune–Reischauer?maengin
    Yale Romanization?māyngin

    Noun

    맹인 • (maeng'in) (hanja 盲人)

    1. blind person
      Synonyms: 시각 장애인(視覺障礙人) (sigak jang'aein), 봉사 (bongsa), 소경(宵鏡) (sogyeong), 장님 (jangnim)
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