매춘굴

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 매춘(賣春) (maechun) + 굴(窟) (gul).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰunɡuɭ] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)t͡ɕʰunɡuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [매(ː)춘굴/메(ː)춘굴]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maechun'gul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maechungul
McCune–Reischauer?maech'un'gul
Yale Romanization?māy.chwunkwul

Noun

매춘굴 • (maechun'gul) (hanja 賣春窟)

  1. brothel
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