연구개음

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 軟口蓋音, from 軟口蓋 (“soft palate”) + 音 (“sound”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nɡuɡɛɯm] ~ [ˈjɘ(ː)nɡuɡe̞ɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [연(ː)구개음/연(ː)구게음]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeon'gugaeeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongugaeeum
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏn'gugaeŭm
Yale Romanization?	yēnkwukay.um

Noun

연구개음 • (yeon'gugaeeum) (hanja 軟口蓋音)

1. (phonetics) velar