음주

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 飮酒.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɯ(ː)md͡ʑu]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [음(ː)주]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eumju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eumju
McCune–Reischauer?ŭmju
Yale Romanization?ūmcwu

Noun

음주 • (eumju) (hanja 飮酒)

  1. consumption of alcohol
    음주운전
    eumjuunjeon
    drunk driving

Derived terms
  • 음주(飮酒)하다 (eumjuhada)
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