구미

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 口味.

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?gumi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gumi
McCune–Reischauer?kumi
Yale Romanization?kwūmi

Noun

구미 (gumi) (hanja 口味)

  1. taste, palate

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 歐美.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gumi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gumi
McCune–Reischauer?Kumi
Yale Romanization?kwumi

Proper noun

구미 (Gumi) (hanja 歐美)

  1. Europe and America
  2. the West; Occident

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 龜尾.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gumi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gumi
McCune–Reischauer?Kumi
Yale Romanization?kwumi

Proper noun

구미 (Gumi) (hanja 龜尾)

  1. Gumi (a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea)