된시옷
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Of native Korean origin. From 되다 (doeda, “strong”) + 시옷 (siot, “the Korean letter ㅅ (s)”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtwe̞(ː)nɕʰio̞t̚] ~ [ˈtø̞(ː)nɕʰio̞t̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [뒌(ː)시옫/된(ː)시옫]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | doensiot |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | doensios |
| McCune–Reischauer? | toensiot |
| Yale Romanization? | tōynsios |
Noun edit
된시옷 • (doensiot)
- (phonetics) the Korean fortis consonant /s͈/, written ㅆ (ss)
- (historical) the jamo ㅅ (s) when used as the first element of a digraph denoting the fortis consonants. This was the most common way to write the fortis consonants from the time that they emerged as separate phonemes to about 1900. These spellings are now deprecated and obsolete.
- (South Korea) Alternative form of 쌍시옷 (ssangsiot)