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U+BF18, 뼘
HANGUL SYLLABLE BBYEOM
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Hangul Syllables




뻬 ←→ 뼤

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 봄〯 (Yale: pwǒm).

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
Revised Romanization?ppyeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ppyeom
McCune–Reischauer?ppyŏm
Yale Romanization?ppyēm

Noun

(ppyeom)

  1. span of the hand

Derived terms

  • 뼘다 (ppyeomda, “to measure with the span of one's hand”)