하인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 下人.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

하인 • (hain) (hanja 下人)

  1. servant