소문자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 小文字.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    소문자 • (somunja) (hanja 小文字)

    1. (orthography, typography) minuscule, lowercase letter
      Antonym: 대문자 (daemunja, capital letter)