첫소리

Korean

Etymology

From 첫 (cheot, “first”) + 소리 (sori, “sound”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ss͈o̞ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [첟쏘리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheotsori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheos'soli
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏssori
Yale Romanization?	ches.soli

Noun

첫소리 • (cheotsori)

1. initial sound; a consonant, consonant cluster, or silence in the syllable-initial position of Korean phonemics and hangeul orthography

Synonyms

• 초성 (初聲, choseong)

Coordinate terms

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