Korean

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Etymology

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From (sok) + 마음 (ma'eum).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)ŋma̠ɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?songma'eum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sogma'eum
McCune–Reischauer?songmaŭm
Yale Romanization?sōkmaum

Noun

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속마음 (songma'eum)

  1. one's inmost heart/thoughts; the bottom of one's heart