매음굴

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 賣淫窟

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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매음굴 (maeeumgul) (hanja 賣淫窟)

  1. brothel (house of prostitution)

Synonyms

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