범인

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 犯人

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)min]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?beomin
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?beom'in
    McCune–Reischauer?pŏmin
    Yale Romanization?pēm.in

    Noun

    범인 • (beomin) (hanja 犯人)

    1. criminal, offender, culprit, convict