Korean

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Etymology

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From Native Korean 손목 (sonmok, “wrist”) + Sino-Korean 시계 (sigye, “clock”).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰo̞nmo̞kɕ͈iɡje̞] ~ [sʰo̞nmo̞kɕ͈iɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sonmoksigye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sonmogsigye
McCune–Reischauer?sonmoksigye
Yale Romanization?sonmok.sikyey

Noun

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손목시계 (sonmoksigye) (hanja 時計)

  1. wristwatch