음성

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯmsʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [음성]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eumseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eumseong
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭmsŏng
Yale Romanization?	umseng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 音聲 (“voice”)

Noun

음성 • (eumseong) (hanja 音聲)

1. voice

Synonyms

• 소리 (sori)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 陰性 (“negativity”)

Noun

음성 • (eumseong) (hanja 陰性)

1. negativity

Antonyms

• 양성 (yangseong, “positivity”)