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