공물

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 貢物 (“tax”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gongmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongmul
McCune–Reischauer?kongmul
Yale Romanization?kōngmul

Noun

공물 • (gongmul) (hanja 貢物)

  1. (historical) a tribute, tithe; something paid as tax

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 供物 (“offering”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gongmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongmul
McCune–Reischauer?kongmul
Yale Romanization?kōngmul

Noun

공물 • (gongmul) (hanja 供物)

  1. (Buddhism) an offering for a deity

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 公物 (“public property”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gongmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongmul
McCune–Reischauer?kongmul
Yale Romanization?kongmul

Noun

공물 • (gongmul) (hanja 公物)

  1. public property; a corporeal object provided for public use by the state or governing body
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