과부

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 寡婦

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)bu]
• Phonetic hangul: [과(ː)부]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwabu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwabu
McCune–Reischauer?	kwabu
Yale Romanization?	kwāpu

Noun

과부 • (gwabu) (hanja 寡婦)

1. widow

Synonyms

• 홀어미 (horeomi)