비음

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 鼻音, from 鼻 (“nose”) + 音 (“sound”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)ɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)음]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bieum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bieum
McCune–Reischauer?piŭm
Yale Romanization?pīum

Noun

비음 • (bieum) (hanja 鼻音)

  1. nasal voice
  2. (phonetics) nasal
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