본음

본음

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 本音, from 本 (“original”) + 音 (“pronunciation; sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [po̞nɯm]
• Phonetic hangeul: [보늠]

Revised Romanization? boneum Revised Romanization (translit.)? bon-eum McCune–Reischauer? ponŭm Yale Romanization? pon.um

Noun

본음 • (boneum) (hanja 本音)

1. (linguistics) original pronunciation

See also

• 속음 (俗音, sogeum, “vernacular pronunciation”)
• 정음 (正音, jeong-eum, “proper pronunciation”)