현금

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 現金.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyeon'geum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyeongeum
McCune–Reischauer?	hyŏn'gŭm
Yale Romanization?	hyēnkum

Noun

현금 • (hyeon'geum) (hanja 現金)

1. cash

   Synonym: 현찰(現札) (hyeonchal)

Derived terms

• 현질 (hyeonjil)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 玄 (“black”) + 琴 (“zither”); a translation of 거문고 (geomun'go) into Chinese.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çʌ̹nɡɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [현금]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyeon'geum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyeongeum
McCune–Reischauer?	hyŏn'gŭm
Yale Romanization?	hyenkum

Noun

현금 • (hyeon'geum) (hanja 玄琴)

1. Synonym of 거문고 (geomun'go, “geomungo”)