반시옷

Korean

Etymology

From 반(半) (ban) +‎ 시옷 (siot).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nɕʰio̞t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)시옫]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bansiot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bansios
McCune–Reischauer?	pansiot
Yale Romanization?	pānsios

Noun

반시옷 • (bansiot) (hanja 半시옷)

1. (phonology) the obsolete Korean consonant ㅿ.

Usage notes

• The Hunmin Jeongeum notes that ㅿ is a half-tooth sound pronounced like the initial sound of 穰.
• ㅿ used in the initial position of Chinese characters have all been changed to ㅇ in Korea today. The examples are 日, 人, 弱, 穰, 兒, 入, 如, 潤, 容, 扔, 熱, 若, 軟, 銳, 壤, 䓴, 葇, 儒, 緌, 袵, 橈, 刃, 絍, 撋, 汝, 二, 貳, 邇, 栭, 栮, 餌, 珥 and 輀.

Synonyms

• 반시읏 (bansieut) (North Korea)