아무개

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Korean

Etymology

From Early Modern Korean 아므가히 (amukahi), a compound of 아므 (amu) +‎ 가히 (kahi), analyzable as modern 아무 (amu) +‎ (gae).

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?amugae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?amugae
McCune–Reischauer?amugae
Yale Romanization?āmukay

Noun

아무개 (amugae)

  1. certain unspecified person