jongseong
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Korean 종성 (jongseong, “final sound”).
Noun
editjongseong (plural jongseongs)
- (orthography) (in Korean or the hangul script) a consonant or consonant cluster in the syllable coda
- 2014 June 20, Korean Culture and Information Service (South Korea), Guide to Korean Culture: Korea's cultural heritage, 길잡이미디어, →ISBN, page 72:
- A Korean syllable is divided into three parts: choseong (initial consonant), jungseong (peak vowel), and jongseong (final consonant).