매음하다

Korean

Etymology

매음(賣淫) (maeeum) + 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)ɯmɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)ɯmɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maeeumhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maeeumhada
McCune–Reischauer?maeŭmhada
Yale Romanization?māy.umhata

Verb

매음하다 • (maeeumhada) (infinitive 매음해 or 매음하여, sequential 매음하니)

  1. to engage in prostitution, to prostitute oneself

Conjugation

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