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jongseong

jongseong noun: (in Korean or the hangul script) a consonant or consonant cluster in the syllable coda.

Noun

jongseong (plural jongseongs)

  1. (in Korean or the hangul script) a consonant or consonant cluster in the syllable coda
    • A Korean syllable is divided into three parts: choseong (initial consonant), jungseong (peak vowel), and jongseong (final consonant).2014 June 20, Korean Culture and Information Service (South Korea), Guide to Korean Culture: Korea's cultural heritage, 길잡이미디어, →ISBN, page 72
    Synonyms:
    batchim

Synonyms of jongseong

Forms of jongseong

pluraljongseongs

Origin of jongseong

Borrowed from Korean 종성 (jongseong, “final sound”).

Questions about jongseong

What does jongseong mean?
Jongseong means (in Korean or the hangul script) a consonant or consonant cluster in the syllable coda.
What part of speech is jongseong?
Jongseong is a noun.
What is the plural of jongseong?
The plural of jongseong is jongseongs.

Words near jongseong in the dictionary

  1. jongpen
  2. jongpens
  3. jongpon
  4. jongpons
  5. jongs
  6. jongseong
  7. jongseongs
  8. Joni
  9. jonidan
  10. Jonigkeit
  11. joning

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