염주

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Korean

Alternative forms

  • 념주 (nyeomju) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 念珠 (“prayer beads, rosary”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)md͡ʑu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [염(ː)주]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeomju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeomju
McCune–Reischauer?yŏmju
Yale Romanization?yēmcwu

Noun

염주 • (yeomju) (hanja 念珠)

  1. prayer beads, rosary
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