범부
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 凡夫
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)mbu]
- Phonetic hangul: [범(ː)부]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | beombu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | beombu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | pŏmbu |
| Yale Romanization? | pēmpu |
Noun
범부 • (beombu) (hanja 凡夫)
- ordinary person; mortal person
- (Buddhism) unenlightened person