음식

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 飮食, from 飮 (“drinking”) + 食 (“eating”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɯ(ː)mɕʰik̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [음(ː)식]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eumsik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eumsig
McCune–Reischauer?ŭmsik
Yale Romanization?ūmsik

Noun

음식 • (eumsik) (hanja 飮食)

  1. food, including drink
    무슨 종류의 음식을 좋아해? ― Museun jongnyu-ui eumsig-eul joahae? ― What kind of food do you like?
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