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Korean
Etymology
First attested as Early Modern Korean 남비 (nampi) in the Maeilsinmun (매일신문), 1898, June 2nd, borrowed from Japanese 鍋 (nabe, “pot”).
This form reflects a shift in pronunciation due to umlaut (regressive assimilation by the second vowel ㅣ (i)). Compare now-proscribed 남비 (nambi).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | naembi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | naembi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | naembi |
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| Yale Romanization? | naympi |
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Noun
냄비 • (naembi)
- a cooking pot
Usage notes
This form was standardized in 1988.