범부

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 凡夫

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)mbu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [범(ː)부]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beombu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beombu
McCune–Reischauer?pŏmbu
Yale Romanization?pēmpu

Noun

범부 • (beombu) (hanja 凡夫)

  1. ordinary person; mortal person
  2. (Buddhism) unenlightened person
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