보험

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 保險 (insurance).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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보험 (boheom) (hanja 保險)

  1. insurance