현금

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 現金.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)nɡɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [현(ː)금]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeon'geum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeongeum
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏn'gŭm
Yale Romanization?hyēnkum

Noun

현금 • (hyeon'geum) (hanja 現金)

  1. cash
    Synonym: 현찰(現札) (hyeonchal)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 玄 (“black”) + 琴 (“zither”); a translation of 거문고 (geomun'go) into Chinese.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeon'geum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeongeum
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏn'gŭm
Yale Romanization?hyenkum

Noun

현금 • (hyeon'geum) (hanja 玄琴)

  1. Synonym of 거문고 (geomun'go, “geomungo”)
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