억양

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 抑揚

Pronunciation

  • Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?eogyang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?eog'yang
    McCune–Reischauer?ŏgyang
    Yale Romanization?ek.yang

Noun

억양 (eogyang) (hanja 抑揚)

  1. (linguistics) intonation
    문장 억양munjang eogyangsentence intonation
    서울 리듬 억양 체계
    Seoulmar-ui rideum-gwa eogyang chegye
    The rhythm and intonation system of Seoul speech
  2. accent
    Synonym: 악센트 (aksenteu)
    스코틀랜드 억양 일반 미국 억양 다르게 모음 r 발음합니다.
    Seukoteullaendeu eogyang-eun ilban miguk eogyang-gwa dareuge mo'eum dwi-ui r-eul bareumhamnida.
    The Scottish accent pronounces the r after vowels differently to the General American accent.
  3. modulation, rise and fall of the voice
    Synonyms: 양음(揚音) (yang'eum), 어조(語調) (eojo)

Derived terms