언문

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 諺文 (“the Korean alphabet, hangeul”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɘ(ː)nmun]
• Phonetic hangul: [언(ː)문]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eonmun
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏnmun
Yale Romanization?	ēnmun

Noun

언문 • (eonmun) (hanja 諺文)

1. the Korean alphabet, hangeul

Synonyms

• 한글 (han'geul)