건물
Korean
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 建物 (tatemono), with Korean readings of hanja components. Sino-Korean word from 建物, from 建 (“to construct”) + 物 (“thing, object”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)nmuɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [건(ː)물]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | geonmul |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geonmul |
McCune–Reischauer? | kŏnmul |
Yale Romanization? | kēnmul |
Noun
- building, construction, edifice
- 그 건물은 보수가 몹시 필요한 상태이다.
- geu geonmureun bosuga mopsi piryohan sangtaeida.
- The building is badly in need of repair.