현금

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 現金.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)nɡɯm]
    • Phonetic hangul: [현(ː)금]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hyeon'geum
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeongeum
    McCune–Reischauer?hyŏn'gŭm
    Yale Romanization?hyēnkum

    Noun

    현금 • (hyeon'geum) (hanja 現金)

    1. cash
      Synonym: 현찰(現札) (hyeonchal)
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 玄 (“black”) + 琴 (“zither”); a translation of 거문고 (geomun'go) into Chinese.

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?hyeon'geum
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeongeum
      McCune–Reischauer?hyŏn'gŭm
      Yale Romanization?hyenkum

      Noun

      현금 • (hyeon'geum) (hanja 玄琴)

      1. synonym of 거문고 (geomun'go, “geomungo”)
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