Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 妊娠婦 (pregnant woman)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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임신부 (imsinbu) (hanja 妊娠婦)

  1. pregnant woman
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