Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from (back) + 齒莖 (alveolus) + (sound).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷu(ː)t͡ɕʰiɡjʌ̹ŋɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?huchigyeong'eum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?huchigyeong'eum
McCune–Reischauer?huch'igyŏngŭm
Yale Romanization?hwū.chikyengum

Noun

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후치경음 (huchigyeong'eum) (hanja 後齒莖音)

  1. (phonetics) palatoalveolar