구미

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 口味.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)mi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [구(ː)미]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gumi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gumi
McCune–Reischauer?kumi
Yale Romanization?kwūmi

Noun

구미 • (gumi) (hanja 口味)

  1. taste, palate

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 歐美.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gumi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gumi
McCune–Reischauer?Kumi
Yale Romanization?kwumi

Proper noun

구미 • (Gumi) (hanja 歐美)

  1. Europe and America
  2. the West; Occident

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 龜尾.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gumi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gumi
McCune–Reischauer?Kumi
Yale Romanization?kwumi

Proper noun

구미 • (Gumi) (hanja 龜尾)

  1. Gumi (a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea)
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