Etymology

jongseong

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Today it means: (in Korean or the hangul script) a consonant or consonant cluster in the syllable coda Full definition →

Korean 종성
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  1. Korean · borrowed from종성“final sound”
  2. English todayjongseong

Borrowed from Korean 종성 (jongseong, “final sound”).

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