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Korean
Etymology
From 떨— (tteol-, “to quiver”) + 잠 (簪, jam, “hairpin”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | tteoljam |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | tteoljam |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ttŏljam |
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| Yale Romanization? | ttēlcam |
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Noun
떨잠 • (tteoljam)
- a kind of ornamental hairpin
References
- Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 450.