잉부

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 孕婦 (“pregnant woman”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ingbu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ingbu
McCune–Reischauer?	ingbu
Yale Romanization?	īngpu

Noun

잉부 • (ingbu) (hanja 孕婦)

1. pregnant woman

Synonyms

• 임부 (imbu)