Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 稅金 (tax, duty)

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

세금 (segeum) (hanja 稅金)

  1. tax, duty