기역

Korean

기역 (giyeok)

Etymology

Coined at 1527 as 基役 in Hunmongjahoe(訓蒙字會, Introductions of the Letters for Youth), written by the court interpreter Choe Sejin. Each Sino-korean letter is used only for showing Korean pronunciation, as Sino-korean 基 has the initial ㄱ in its pronunciation, and 役 has the final ㄱ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[kijʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[기역]
Revised Romanization? giyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)? giyeog
McCune–Reischauer? kiyŏk
Yale Romanization? kiyek

Noun

기역 • (giyeok)

  1. giyeok - the name of the first jamo, ㄱ (g) in hangeul.

Synonyms

See also

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