계엄

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 戒嚴

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)ʌ̹m] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ʌ̹m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [계(ː)엄/게(ː)엄]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeeom
McCune–Reischauer?kyeŏm
Yale Romanization?kyēyem

Noun

계엄 • (gyeeom) (hanja 戒嚴)

  1. martial law
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