잉부

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 孕婦 (“pregnant woman”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)ŋbu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [잉(ː)부]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?ingbu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?ingbu
    McCune–Reischauer?ingbu
    Yale Romanization?īngpu

    Noun

    잉부 • (ingbu) (hanja 孕婦)

    1. pregnant woman

    Synonyms

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