jungseong

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noun

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

OriginKorean 중성 →
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Meanings

nounjungseong (plural jungseongs)

plural jungseongs

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

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

    2018 March 7, Taebum Kim, Korean-English Dictionary 17000: 17,000 Words for Learning Korean, Core Voca, page 2

Origin

  1. Korean중성“medial sound”
  2. Englishjungseong

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

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APA

jungseong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jungseong

MLA

“jungseong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jungseong. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jungseong,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jungseong.

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