매춘부

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 賣春婦, from 賣春 (“prostitution”) + 婦 (“woman”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰunbu] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)t͡ɕʰunbu]
• Phonetic hangul: [매(ː)춘부/메(ː)춘부]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maechunbu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maechunbu
McCune–Reischauer?	maech'unbu
Yale Romanization?	māy.chwunpu

Noun

매춘부 • (maechunbu) (hanja 賣春婦)

1. prostitute, hooker, call girl