소문

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 所聞 (“what is heard”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)mun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)문]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?somun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?somun
McCune–Reischauer?somun
Yale Romanization?sōmun

Noun

소문 • (somun) (hanja 所聞)

  1. rumour
    Synonym: 풍문(風門) (pungmun)
    나도 형한테서 그 소문을 들었어요.
    Na-do hyeong-hanteseo geu somun-eul deureosseoyo.
    I heard that rumor from my brother too.
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