파찰음

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 破擦音, from (break) + (rub) + (sound).

    Compare 파열음(破裂音) (payeoreum, plosive) and 마찰음(摩擦音) (machareum, fricative).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰa̠(ː)t͡ɕʰa̠ɾɯm]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?pachareum
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?pachal'eum
    McCune–Reischauer?p'ach'arŭm
    Yale Romanization?phā.chal.um

    Noun

    파찰음 • (pachareum) (hanja 破擦音)

    1. (phonetics) affricate