Definify.com

Definition 2024


-ㅅ-

U+3145, ㅅ
HANGUL LETTER SIOS

[U+3144]
Hangul Compatibility Jamo
[U+3146]
Stroke order
See also: -ㅅ-, , , and

Korean

Letter

(s)

  1. 시옷 (siot, “siot”), a jamo (letter) of the alphabet of the Korean writing system, hangeul; the sibilant phoneme (/s/)

Usage notes

In the North Korean order, (s) is the seventh jamo, and in the South Korean order the tenth.

Derived terms

  • (j) (in traditional account)
  • (ch)
Coordinate terms

Interfix

-- (-s-)

  1. The sai-siot (사이시옷), genitive marker sometimes placed between a vowel-final syllable of the first constituent and a syllable of the second constituent when forming compounds.
    1. 햇빛 (haetbit, “sunlight”) - from (hae, “sun”) + ㅅ + (bit, “light”)
    2. 고춧가루 (gochutgaru, “chili pepper flakes”) - from 고추 (gochu, “chili pepper”) + ㅅ + 가루 (garu, “powder, flour”)
    3. 어젯밤 (eojetbam, “last night”) - from 어제 (eoje, “yesterday”) + ㅅ + (bam, “night”)
    4. 나뭇잎 (namunnip, “tree leaf”) - from 나무 (namu, “tree”) + ㅅ + (ip, “leaf”)

References

  1. Hunmin Jeongeum Haerye “Explanations and Examples of the Proper Sounds for the Instruction of the People” (1446), defining and explaining the script now known as 한글 (han-geul, Great script, Korean script) in South Korea and 조선글 (joseon-geul, Korean script) in North Korea.