Korean

Letter

ㅅ • ‎(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, ㅅ (s) is the seventh jamo, and in the South Korean order the tenth.

Derived terms

• ㅈ (j) (in traditional account)
• ㅊ (ch)

Coordinate terms

• ㄷ (d), ㄴ (n)

Interfix

-ㅅ- • ‎(-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 해 (hae, “sun”) + ㅅ + 빛 (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 + 밤 (bam, “night”)
   4. 나뭇잎 (namunnip, “tree leaf”) - from 나무 (namu, “tree”) + ㅅ + 잎 (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.