정음

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 正音.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [정음]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeong'eum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeong'eum
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngŭm
Yale Romanization?	cengum

Noun

정음 • (jeong'eum) (hanja 正音)

1. (Chinese linguistics) proper pronunciation

   《훈민정음》

   Hunmin Jeongeum

See also

• 속음 (俗音, sogeum, “vernacular pronunciation”)