소문자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 小文字.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	somunja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	somunja
McCune–Reischauer?	somuncha
Yale Romanization?	sōmunqca

Noun

소문자 • (somunja) (hanja 小文字)

1. (orthography, typography) minuscule, lowercase letter

   Antonym: 대문자 (daemunja, “capital letter”)