탄부

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 炭 (“coal”) + 夫 (“laborer”). Compare 광부(鑛夫) (gwangbu, “miner”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰa̠(ː)nbu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [탄(ː)부]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?tanbu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?tanbu
    McCune–Reischauer?t'anbu
    Yale Romanization?thānpu

    Noun

    탄부 • (tanbu) (hanja 炭夫)

    1. (chiefly North Korea) coal miner
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