Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 署名 (signature, autograph)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)mjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seomyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seomyeong
McCune–Reischauer?sŏmyŏng
Yale Romanization?sēmyeng

Noun

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서명 (seomyeong) (hanja 署名)

  1. signature, autograph