Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 破裂音, from 破裂 (burst) + (sound).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰa̠(ː)jʌ̹ɾɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?payeoreum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?payeol'eum
McCune–Reischauer?p'ayŏrŭm
Yale Romanization?phā.yel.um

Noun edit

파열음 (payeoreum) (hanja 破裂音)

  1. (phonetics) plosive