애매

Korean

Derived verbs
Active 애매하다

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 曖昧.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɛ(ː)mɛ] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)me̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [애(ː)매/에(ː)메]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?aemae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?aemae
    McCune–Reischauer?aemae
    Yale Romanization?āymay

    Noun

    애매 • (aemae) (hanja 曖昧)

    1. obscurity, ambiguity
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