금식

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 禁食 (to fast).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)mɕʰik̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geumsik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geumsig
McCune–Reischauer?kŭmsik
Yale Romanization?kūmsik

Noun

금식 • (geumsik) (hanja 禁食)

  1. fasting