시옷

Korean
Stroke order for ㅅ (siot)

Etymology

Coined at 1527 as 時衣 in Hunmongjahoe(訓蒙字會, Introductions of the Letters for Youth), written by the court interpreter Choe Sejin. Each Sino-korean letter is used only for showing Korean pronunciation, as Sino-korean 時 has the initial ㅅ in its pronunciation, and the meaning of 衣(옷) has the final ㅅ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ɕʰio̞t̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[시옫]
Revised Romanization? siot
Revised Romanization (translit.)? sios
McCune–Reischauer? siot
Yale Romanization? sios

Noun

시옷 • (siot)

  1. siot - the name of the seventh jamo, ㅅ (s) in hangeul.

Synonyms
  • 시읏 (sieut)
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