애무

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 愛撫

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɛ(ː)mu] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)mu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?aemu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?aemu
    McCune–Reischauer?aemu
    Yale Romanization?āymu

    Noun

    애무 • (aemu) (hanja 愛撫)

    1. caress