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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 秘密 (“secret”) + 番號 (“number”).
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | bimilbeonho |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bimilbeonho |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | pimilbŏnho |
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| Yale Romanization? | pīmil.pen.ho |
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Noun
비밀번호 • (bimilbeonho) (hanja 秘密番號)
- password
- Synonyms: (colloquial) 비번 (bibeon), (North Korean) 통과암호 (tonggwaamho)
Usage notes
2015 study by the National Institute of the Korean Language
| Would you say 비밀번호 (bimilbeonho) or 비번 (bibeon) for "password"?
|
| Age cohort |
16 to 25 |
26 to 35 |
36 to 45 |
46 to 55 |
56 to 65 |
65 or above
|
| 비밀번호 (bimilbeonho)
|
27 respondents
(39%) |
23 respondents
(40%) |
19 respondents
(42%) |
39 respondents
(61%) |
20 respondents
(87%) |
49 respondents
(90%)
|
| 비번 (bibeon)
|
42 respondents
(61%) |
34 respondents
(60%) |
14 respondents
(58%) |
25 respondents
(39%) |
1 respondents
(4%) |
3 respondents
(6%)
|
| Other
|
0 respondents |
0 respondents |
0 respondents |
0 respondent |
2 respondents |
2 respondents
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