Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Korean word from 奚琴 (xiqin).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haegeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haegeum
McCune–Reischauer?haegŭm
Yale Romanization?haykum

Noun edit

해금 (haegeum) (hanja 奚琴)

  1. haegeum; a traditional Korean vertical bowed string instrument with two silk strings, derived from the Chinese xiqin

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Korean word from 解禁.

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)ɡɯm] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)ɡɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haegeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haegeum
McCune–Reischauer?haegŭm
Yale Romanization?hāykum

Noun edit

해금 (haegeum) (hanja 解禁)

  1. lifting a ban
Derived terms edit