방화범

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 放火犯, from 放火 (arson) + (criminal).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)ŋβwa̠bʌ̹m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?banghwabeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?banghwabeom
McCune–Reischauer?panghwabŏm
Yale Romanization?pānghwapem

Noun

방화범 • (banghwabeom) (hanja 放火犯)

  1. arsonist