천민

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 賤民 (“person of the lowest social status; riffraff”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)nmin]
    • Phonetic hangul: [천(ː)민]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?cheonmin
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonmin
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnmin
    Yale Romanization?chēnmin

    Noun

    천민 • (cheonmin) (hanja 賤民)

    1. person of the lowest social status; riffraff
    2. (historical, in particular) a member of the lowest caste within the Joseon caste system
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