비음

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 鼻音, from 鼻 (“nose”) + 音 (“sound”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)ɯm]
    • Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)음]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?bieum
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?bieum
    McCune–Reischauer?piŭm
    Yale Romanization?pīum

    Noun

    비음 • (bieum) (hanja 鼻音)

    1. nasal voice
    2. (phonetics) nasal

    Derived terms

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