저금

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 貯金

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    저금 • (jeogeum) (hanja 貯金)

    1. putting money aside, savings, deposit