주민

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 住民, from 住 (“dwelling”) + 民 (“populace”)

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

Noun

주민 • (jumin) (hanja 住民)

  1. residents in a place
  2. legal residency

Derived terms
  • 주민등록 (住民登錄, jumindeungnok, “resident registration”)
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