반민특위

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 反民特委.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nmintʰɯɡɥi] ~ [ˈpa̠(ː)nmintʰɯɡy]
  • Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)민트귀]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Banminteugwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Banminteug'wi
McCune–Reischauer?Panmint'ŭgwi
Yale Romanization?pānminthuk.wi

Proper noun

반민특위 • (Banminteugwi) (hanja 反民特委)

  1. (historical) short for 반민족행위특별조사위원회 (Banminjokhaeng'witeukbyeoljosawiwonhoe, “Special Investigation Committee of Anti-National Activities”), a short-lived government committee of the Republic of Korea to investigate pro-Japanese collaborators (chinilpa)
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