Korean edit

 
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Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 五音, from (five) + (sound).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?o'eum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?o'eum
McCune–Reischauer?oŭm
Yale Romanization?ōum

Noun edit

오음 (o'eum) (hanja 五音)

  1. a pentatonic scale
  2. five types of consonants divided according to articulation position in Hunminjeongeum, which corresponds to five basic sounds (Gung, Sang, Gak, Chi, Wu) in melody.