음주

Korean

Derived verbs
Active 음주하다

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 飮 (“drink”) + 酒 (“liquor”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɯ(ː)md͡ʑu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [음(ː)주]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?eumju
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?eumju
    McCune–Reischauer?ŭmju
    Yale Romanization?ūmcwu

    Noun

    음주 • (eumju) (hanja 飮酒)

    1. consumption of alcohol
      음주운전
      eumjuunjeon
      drunk driving

    Derived terms

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