디귿
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Korean
Alternative forms
- 디읃 (dieut) (North Korea)
Etymology
Coined at 1527 as 池末 in Hunmongjahoe(訓蒙字會, Introductions of the Letters for Youth), written by Choe Sejin. Each Sino-korean letter is used only for showing Korean pronunciation, as Middle Sino-korean 池(디, di) has the initial ㄷ in its pronunciation, and the meaning of 末(Middle Korean 귿(geud)) has the final ㄷ.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | digeut |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | digeud |
| McCune–Reischauer? | tigŭt |
| Yale Romanization? | tikut |
Noun
디귿 • (digeut)