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

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