Korean

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Etymology

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From (cheot, first) +‎ 소리 (sori, sound).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheotsori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheos'soli
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏssori
Yale Romanization?ches.soli

Noun

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첫소리 (cheotsori)

  1. initial sound; a consonant, consonant cluster, or silence in the syllable-initial position of Korean phonemics and hangul orthography

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