음성모음

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 陰性母音

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯmsʰʌ̹ŋmo̞ɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [음성모음]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eumseongmo'eum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eumseongmo'eum
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭmsŏngmoŭm
Yale Romanization?	umsengmoum

Noun

음성모음 • (eumseongmo'eum) (hanja 陰性母音)

1. negative vowel
   • (sound) ㅓ, ㅔ, ㅕ, ㅖ, ㅜ, ㅝ, ㅠ.
   • (grammar) except for ㅏ, ㅑ, ㅗ.

Synonyms

• 음모음 (eummo'eum)

Antonyms

• 양성모음 (yangseongmo'eum)

See also

• 음양 (eumyang)