건물

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 建物, from 建 (“to construct”) + 物 (“thing, object”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 建(たて)物(もの) (tatemono).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)nmuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [건(ː)물]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geonmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geonmul
McCune–Reischauer?kŏnmul
Yale Romanization?kēnmul

Noun

건물 • (geonmul) (hanja 建物)

  1. building, construction, edifice
    그 건물은 보수가 몹시 필요한 상태이다.
    Geu geonmur-eun bosu-ga mopsi piryohan sangtae-ida.
    The building is badly in need of repair.

References
  1. CHO Eui-sung (2001) “우리말에 들어온 일본말 [urimare deureoon ilbonmal, Japanese words that have entered Korean]”, in Cho's Lab of Korean Language‎
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