방점

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 傍點, from 傍 (“beside, nearby”) + 點 (“dot”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?bangjeom
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?bangjeom
    McCune–Reischauer?pangchŏm
    Yale Romanization?pangqcem

    Noun

    방점 • (bangjeom) (hanja 傍點)

    1. (typography) a dot or similar mark attached to a character to display emphasis
    2. diacritical marks, written to the left of (vertically written) Korean syllables in the Hunmin jeongeum, representing the tones of Middle Korean; fell into disuse by the 17th century.

    Synonyms

    • (dots used to represent Chinese tones):
      • 곁점 (곁點, gyeotjeom), 사성점 (四聲點, saseongjeom)
      • (North Korea) 가락점 (가락點, garakjeom), 성조점 (聲調點, seongjojeom)

    See also

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