choseong
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Korean 초성 (choseong, “initial sound”).
Noun edit
choseong (plural choseongs)
- (orthography) (in Korean or the Hangeul script) a consonant, consonant cluster, or silence in the syllable onset
- 2024 January 29, Richard Lee, Mastering 399 syllables, Hangeul keeper, page 5:
- So, Choseong means the first/initial sound. Always located at the beginning of a syllable.