자음

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 子音, from (child) + (sound), Japanese 子音 (shiin).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ja'eum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ja'eum
McCune–Reischauer?chaŭm
Yale Romanization?caum

Noun

자음 (ja'eum) (hanja 子音)

  1. (phonetics) consonant
    Synonyms: 닿소리 (dasori), 부음(父音) (bueum)