시옷

Korean

Stroke order for ㅅ

Etymology

Coined at 1527 as 時衣 in Hunmongjahoe(訓蒙字會, Introductions of the Letters for Youth), written by Choe Sejin. Each Sino-korean letter is used only for showing Korean pronunciation, as Sino-korean 時 has the initial ㅅ in its pronunciation, and the meaning of 衣(옷) has the final ㅅ.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰio̞t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [시옫]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	siot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sios
McCune–Reischauer?	siot
Yale Romanization?	sios

Noun

시옷 • (siot)

1. siot - the name of the seventh jamo, ㅅ (s) in hangul

Synonyms

• (North Korea) 시읏 (sieut)