가운뎃소리

Korean

Etymology

From 가운데 (gaunde, “middle”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-) +‎ 소리 (sori, “sound”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠unde̞ss͈o̞ɾi] ~ [ka̠unde̞s͈o̞ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [가운덷쏘리/가운데쏘리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaundetsori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaundes'soli
McCune–Reischauer?	kaundessori
Yale Romanization?	kawunteys.soli

Noun

가운뎃소리 • (gaundetsori)

1. medial; vowel; a vowel or diphthong, especially as it pertains to hangeul orthography

Synonyms

• 중성 (中聲, jungseong)

Coordinate terms

• 첫소리 (cheotsori), 가운뎃소리 (gaundetsori), 끝소리 (kkeutsori)