Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jungseong

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jungseong
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

(in Korean or the hangul script) a vowel or diphthong in the syllable nucleus

Example Sentences

"[…] and one vowel called the medial (jungseong; syllable nucleus)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 중성 (jungseong, “medial sound”).

Inflected Forms

jungseongs (plural)

Questions

What does jungseong mean?: (in Korean or the hangul script) a vowel or diphthong in the syllable nucleus
Where does jungseong come from?: Borrowed from Korean 중성 (jungseong, “medial sound”).

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