서민

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 庶民

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    서민 • (seomin) (hanja 庶民)

    1. ordinary person; common people