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”)