회음

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 會陰

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwe̞(ː)ɯm] ~ [ˈhø̞(ː)ɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [훼(ː)음/회(ː)음]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hoeeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoeeum
McCune–Reischauer?hoeŭm
Yale Romanization?hōy.um

Noun

회음 • (hoeeum) (hanja 會陰)

  1. (anatomy) perineum
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