오음

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 五音, from 五 (“five”) + 音 (“sound”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)음]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?o'eum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?o'eum
McCune–Reischauer?oŭm
Yale Romanization?ōum

Noun

오음 • (o'eum) (hanja 五音)

  1. a pentatonic scale
  2. five types of consonants divided according to articulation position in Hunminjeongeum, which corresponds to five basic sounds (Gung, Sang, Gak, Chi, Wu) in melody.
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