고음

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 高音.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [고음]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	go'eum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	go'eum
McCune–Reischauer?	koŭm
Yale Romanization?	koum

Noun

고음 • (go'eum)

1. high note, high pitch

   Synonym: 높은음 (nopeuneum)

   Antonym: 저음(低音) (jeo'eum)

   고음은 독보적이네.

   go'eum-eun dokbojeog-ine.

   The high notes are unparalleled.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 古音.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)음]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	go'eum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	go'eum
McCune–Reischauer?	koŭm
Yale Romanization?	kōum

Noun

고음 • (go'eum)

1. ancient pronunciation (especially in reference to Chinese characters)