U+C19C, 솜
HANGUL SYLLABLE SOM
Composition: + +

[U+C19B]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C19D]
솎솏솑솒
솕솖솗솘솙
솚솛
솢솣솤솦솧
셰 ←→ 솨

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 소옴 (Yale: swò(G)wòm).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

• (som)

  1. cotton