근무

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 勤務 (“duty, service”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)nmu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [근(ː)무]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geunmu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geunmu
McCune–Reischauer?kŭnmu
Yale Romanization?kūnmu

Noun

근무 • (geunmu) (hanja 勤務)

  1. work, duty, service (at a company), etc.
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