🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

분음 기호

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bun-eum giho

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Diacritic/ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪk/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #15420 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"불어에는 다양한 분음 기호가 사용됩니다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, sound value, or tone.

    "The Spanish word 'café' includes a diacritic on the final vowel."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek word 'diakritikos' meaning 'distinguishing', from 'diakrinein' meaning 'to distinguish' (dia- 'through, between' + krinein 'to separate').

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