English
jongseong
Jongseong comes from Korean 종성 ‘final sound’.
- Koreanmodern종성jongseong‘final sound’
- Englishearliest quotation 2014jongseong
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
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- Koreanmodern종성jongseong‘final sound’
- Englishearliest quotation 2014jongseong
Earliest quotation: 2014, Korean Culture and Information Service, Guide to Korean Culture: Korea's cultural heritage: “A Korean syllable is divided into three parts: choseong…”
Every English word from Korean 종성
Today it means
noun (in Korean or the hangul script) a consonant or consonant cluster in the syllable coda
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Korean 종성 / jongseong