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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 봄〯 (Yale: pwǒm).
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? | ppyeom |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ppyeom |
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McCune–Reischauer? | ppyŏm |
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Yale Romanization? | ppyēm |
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Noun
뼘 • (ppyeom)
- span of the hand
Derived terms
- 뼘다 (ppyeomda, “to measure with the span of one's hand”)