소문

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 所聞 (“what is heard”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	somun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	somun
McCune–Reischauer?	somun
Yale Romanization?	sōmun

Noun

소문 • (somun) (hanja 所聞)

1. rumour

   Synonym: 풍문(風門) (pungmun)

   나도 형한테서 그 소문을 들었어요.

   Na-do hyeong-hanteseo geu somun-eul deureosseoyo.

   I heard that rumor from my brother too.