매음하다

Korean

Etymology

매음(賣淫) (maeeum) + 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)ɯmɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)ɯmɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maeeumhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maeeumhada
McCune–Reischauer?maeŭmhada
Yale Romanization?māy.umhata

Verb

매음하다 (maeeumhada) (infinitive 매음해 or 매음하여, sequential 매음하니)

  1. to engage in prostitution, to prostitute oneself

Conjugation

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