된소리

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 되다 (doeda, “strong”) + 소리 (sori, “sound”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtwe̞(ː)nsʰo̞ɾi] ~ [ˈtø̞(ː)nsʰo̞ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [뒌(ː)소리/된(ː)소리]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	doensori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	doensoli
McCune–Reischauer?	toensori
Yale Romanization?	tōynsoli

Noun

된소리 • (doensori)

1. (phonetics) a fortis; any of the doubled jamo (ㄲ (kk), ㄸ (tt), ㅃ (pp), ㅆ (ss), or ㅉ (jj))

Synonyms

• 경음 (硬音, gyeong'eum)