음식

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 飮食, from 飮 (“drinking”) + 食 (“eating”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɯ(ː)mɕʰik̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [음(ː)식]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?eumsik
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?eumsig
    McCune–Reischauer?ŭmsik
    Yale Romanization?ūmsik

    Noun

    음식 • (eumsik) (hanja 飮食)

    1. food, including drink
      무슨 종류의 음식을 좋아해? ― museun jongnyu-ui eumsig-eul joahae? ― What kind of food do you like?
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