염주

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 념쥬 (nyeomju) Early Modern

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 念珠 (prayer beads, rosary)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

염주 (yeomju) (hanja 念珠)

South Korean
Standard Language
염주(念珠) (yeomju)
North Korean
Standard Language
념주(念珠) (nyeomju)
  1. prayer beads, rosary
  2. Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi)

Derived terms

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