음주

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 飮 (“drink”) + 酒 (“liquor”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɯ(ː)md͡ʑu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [음(ː)주]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eumju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eumju
McCune–Reischauer?ŭmju
Yale Romanization?ūmcwu

Noun

음주 • (eumju) (hanja 飮酒)

  1. consumption of alcohol
    음주운전
    eumjuunjeon
    drunk driving

Derived terms

  • 음주(飮酒)하다 (eumjuhada)
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