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헌병

헌병

Korean

Noun

헌병 • ‎(heonbyeong) ‎(hanja 憲兵)

  1. the military police
  2. a military policeman
  3. the gendarmerie
  4. a gendarme

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 憲兵, from 憲 ‎(“constitution”) + 兵 ‎(“soldier”). Borrowing from Japanese 憲兵 ‎(kenpei).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɘːnbjʌ̹ŋ/
  • Phonetic hangeul: 헌:병
Romanizations
Revised transcription heonbyeong
Revised transliteration heonbyeong
McCune–Reischauer hŏnbyŏng
Yale hēnpyeng

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