noun
Meaning 1
Any of the component letters of the Korean hangul alphabet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
jamo
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈd͡ʒɑmoʊ/
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/ˈt͡ʃɑmoʊ/
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 자모(字母) (jamo).
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Cherokee: ᏣᎼ (tsamo) — jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- Chinese Mandarin: 韓語字母 /韩语字母 (hányǔ zìmǔ) — jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- Chinese Mandarin: 諺文字母 /谚文字母 (yànwén zìmǔ) — jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- Chinese Mandarin: 朝鮮字母 /朝鲜字母 (cháoxiān zìmǔ) — jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- Japanese: 字母 (jibo) — jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- Japanese: ハングルの字母 (hanguru no jibo) — jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- Japanese: 朝鮮字母 (Chōsen jibo) — jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- Korean: 자모 (jamo) — jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- Korean: 낱소리 (natsori) — jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- Polish: jamo — jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- Russian: чамо́ (čamó) — jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- Russian: нассо́ри (nassóri) — jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- Vietnamese: chamo — jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- Vietnamese: tự mẫu — jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul