서문

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 序文

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)mun]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seomun
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seomun
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏmun
    Yale Romanization?sēmun

    Noun

    서문 • (seomun) (hanja 序文)

    1. preface, foreword
      Synonym: 머리말 (meorimal)
      Antonym: 발문(跋文) (balmun)