모음조화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 母音調和.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mo'eumjohwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mo'eumjohwa
McCune–Reischauer?	moŭmjohwa
Yale Romanization?	mōumcohwa

Noun

모음조화 • (mo'eumjohwa) (hanja 母音調和)

1. (linguistics) vowel harmony

Synonyms

• 홀소리어울림 (holsorieoullim)