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U+BF18, 뼘
HANGUL SYLLABLE BBYEOM
Composition: + +

[U+BF17]
Hangul Syllables
[U+BF19]




뻬 ←→ 뼤

Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 봄〯 (Yale: pwǒm).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [p͈jɘ(ː)m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ppyeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ppyeom
McCune–Reischauer?ppyŏm
Yale Romanization?ppyēm

Noun

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(ppyeom)

  1. span of the hand

Derived terms

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  • 뼘다 (ppyeomda, “to measure with the span of one's hand”)