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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 鎭壓.
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? | jinap |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jin'ab |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chinap |
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| Yale Romanization? | cīn.ap |
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Noun
진압 • (jinap) (hanja 鎭壓)
- suppression; repression