보험

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 保險 (“insurance”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)ɦʌ̹m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)험]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?boheom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?boheom
McCune–Reischauer?pohŏm
Yale Romanization?pōhem

Noun

보험 • (boheom) (hanja 保險)

  1. insurance
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