Korean

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Etymology

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From (son, hand) +‎ 풍금(風琴) (punggeum, organ).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sonpunggeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sonpunggeum
McCune–Reischauer?sonp'unggŭm
Yale Romanization?sonphungkum

Noun

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손풍금 (sonpunggeum)

  1. accordion

Usage notes

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  • This word is used as the sole word for accordions generally within the Northern language. Whilst in the Southern language it is used along with the English loan 아코디언 (akodieon).

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