Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 硬口蓋音, from 硬口蓋 (hard palate) + (sound).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kjʌ̹ŋɡuɡɛɯm] ~ [kjʌ̹ŋɡuɡe̞ɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeonggugaeeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeonggugaeeum
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏnggugaeŭm
Yale Romanization?kyengkwukay.um

Noun

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경구개음 (gyeonggugaeeum) (hanja 硬口蓋音)

  1. (phonetics) palatal