시민

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 市民, from 市 (“city”) + 民 (“populace”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)min]
  • Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)민]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?simin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?simin
McCune–Reischauer?simin
Yale Romanization?sīmin

Noun

시민 • (simin) (hanja 市民)

  1. citizens, citizenry
  2. the people of a city

See also

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