모음조화

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 母音調和.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ɯmd͡ʑo̞βwa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?mo'eumjohwa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?mo'eumjohwa
    McCune–Reischauer?moŭmjohwa
    Yale Romanization?mōumcohwa

    Noun

    모음조화 • (mo'eumjohwa) (hanja 母音調和)

    1. (linguistics) vowel harmony

    Synonyms