지참금

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 持參金 (“dowry”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)t͡ɕʰa̠mɡɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [지(ː)참금]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Jichamgeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Jichamgeum
McCune–Reischauer?Chich'amgŭm
Yale Romanization?cī.chamkum

Noun

지참금 • (jichamgeum) (hanja 持參金)

  1. dowry
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