Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 口蓋垂音, from 口蓋垂 (uvula) + (sound).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)ɡɛsʰuɯm] ~ [ˈku(ː)ɡe̞sʰuɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gugaesueum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gugaesueum
McCune–Reischauer?kugaesuŭm
Yale Romanization?kwūkayswuum

Noun

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구개수음 (gugaesueum) (hanja 口蓋垂音)

  1. (phonetics) uvular