떨잠
Korean edit
Etymology edit
From 떨— (tteol-, “to quiver”) + 잠 (簪, jam, “hairpin”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͈ɘ(ː)ʎd͡ʑa̠m]
- Phonetic hangul: [떨(ː)잠]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | tteoljam |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | tteoljam |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ttŏljam |
| Yale Romanization? | ttēlcam |
Noun edit
떨잠 • (tteoljam)
- a kind of ornamental hairpin
References edit
- Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 450.