유기음

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 有氣 (“aspirated”) + 音 (“sound”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yugieum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yugieum
McCune–Reischauer?	yugiŭm
Yale Romanization?	yūkium

Noun

유기음 • (yugieum) (hanja 有氣音)

1. (phonetics) aspirated sound