위안부
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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 慰安婦, from 慰安 (“comfort”) + 婦 (“woman”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 慰安婦 (ianfu).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | wianbu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | wianbu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | wianbu |
| Yale Romanization? | wianpu |
Noun
- (historical) comfort woman (woman forced to serve the Japanese military during the Pacific War)