부근

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 附近 (neighborhood, environs, vicinity)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpu(ː)ɡɯn]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?bugeun
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?bugeun
    McCune–Reischauer?pugŭn
    Yale Romanization?pūkun

    Noun

    부근 • (bugeun) (hanja 附近)

    1. neighborhood, environs, vicinity