아무개

Korean

Etymology

From Early Modern Korean 아므가히 (amukahi), a compound of 아므 (amu) +‎ 가히 (kahi), analyzable as modern 아무 (amu) +‎ 개 (gae).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)muɡɛ] ~ [ˈa̠(ː)muɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)무개/아(ː)무게]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?amugae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?amugae
McCune–Reischauer?amugae
Yale Romanization?āmukay

Noun

아무개 • (amugae)

  1. certain unspecified person
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