염주

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 념쥬 (nyeomju) Early Modern

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 念珠 (prayer beads, rosary)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

염주 • (yeomju) (hanja 念珠)

South Korean
Standard Language
염주(念珠) (yeomju)
North Korean
Standard Language
념주(念珠) (nyeomju)
  1. prayer beads, rosary
  2. Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi)

Derived terms

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