저금

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 貯金

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeogeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeogeum
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏgŭm
Yale Romanization?	cēkum

Noun

저금 • (jeogeum) (hanja 貯金)

1. putting money aside, savings, deposit