방점

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 傍點, from 傍 (“beside, nearby”) + 點 (“dot”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ŋt͡ɕ͈ʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [방쩜]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bangjeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bangjeom
McCune–Reischauer?	pangchŏm
Yale Romanization?	pangqcem

Noun

방점 • (bangjeom) (hanja 傍點)

1. (typography) a dot or similar mark attached to a character to display emphasis
2. diacritical marks, written to the left of (vertically written) Korean syllables in the Hunmin jeongeum, representing the tones of Middle Korean; fell into disuse by the 17th century.

Synonyms

• (dots used to represent Chinese tones):
  • 곁점 (곁點, gyeotjeom), 사성점 (四聲點, saseongjeom)
  • (North Korea) 가락점 (가락點, garakjeom), 성조점 (聲調點, seongjojeom)

See also

• Japanese: 傍点(ぼうてん) (bōten), 圏点(けんてん) (kenten)