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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Bak Tongsa eonhae (朴通事諺解 / 박통사언해), 1677, as Early Modern Korean 비노 (Yale: pinwo).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | binu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | binu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | pinu |
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| Yale Romanization? | pinwu |
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Noun
비누 • (binu)
- soap
- Synonym: 석감(石鹼) (seokgam)
2012, Kyubyong Park, Learner's Korean-English Dictionary, Tuttle Publishing, page 23:이 비누는 순해요.- I binuneun sunhaeyo.
- This soap is mild. (informal polite speech style)