비만

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 肥滿.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    비만 • (biman) (hanja 肥滿)

    1. obesity

    Derived terms

    • 비만하다 (肥滿, bimanhada)