알음알음
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Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduplication of 알음 (areum), nominalized form of 알다 (alda, “to know”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠ɾɯma̠ɾɯm]
- Phonetic hangul: [아르마름]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | areumareum |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | al'eum'al'eum |
| McCune–Reischauer? | arŭmarŭm |
| Yale Romanization? | al.um.al.um |
Noun[edit]
알음알음 • (areumareum)
- a relationship of mutual acquaintance
- 2020, “지자체의 '알음알음 채용'은 특혜 아닌가 [jijache'ui areumareum chaeyong eun teukhye anin'ga]”, in Gwangju Ilbo[1]:
- 코로나 단기 아르바이트 인력을 공고도 없이 알음알음 방식으로 채용해 특혜 논란을 빚고 있다.
- Korona dan'gi areubaiteu illyeog-eul gonggo-do eops-i areumareum bangsig-euro chaeyonghae teukhye nollan-eul bitgo itda.
- A controversy about preferentialism has been raised after part-time workers for coronavirus[-related work] were hired via mutual acquaintances, without even a public notice.