언문

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 諺文 (“the Korean alphabet, hangeul”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)nmun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [언(ː)문]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eonmun
McCune–Reischauer?ŏnmun
Yale Romanization?ēnmun

Noun

언문 • (eonmun) (hanja 諺文)

  1. the Korean alphabet, hangeul

Synonyms
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