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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 飮食, from 飮 (“drinking”) + 食 (“eating”).
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? | eumsik |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eumsig |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭmsik |
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| Yale Romanization? | ūmsik |
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Noun
음식 • (eumsik) (hanja 飮食)
- food, including drink
- 무슨 종류의 음식을 좋아해? ― museun jongnyu-ui eumsig-eul joahae? ― What kind of food do you like?