산파

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 産婆

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sanpa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sanpa
McCune–Reischauer?	sanp'a
Yale Romanization?	sānpha

Noun

산파 • (sanpa) (hanja 産婆)

1. midwife

Synonyms

• 조산부 (josanbu)
• 조산사 (josansa)