현금

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 現金

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyeon'geum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyeongeum
McCune–Reischauer?	hyŏn'gŭm
Yale Romanization?	hyēnkum

Noun

현금 • (hyeon'geum) (hanja 現金)

1. cash

Synonyms

• 현찰 (hyeonchal)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 玄琴

Noun

현금 • (hyeon'geum) (hanja 玄琴)

1. Mistaken name for the 거문고 (geomun'go).