Hunminjeongeum · Sejong's Preface

ㆆ [ʔeu-iʔ]()[ʔ] is a throat(glottal) sound,
           corresponding to the initial sound of  [ʔɯp] meaning
           Field.
    ㅎ Heu-iH(흐잏)[h] is a throat sound, corresponding to
           the initial sound of 허 Heo meaning Empty. ㆅ(HH)
           [x] is formed by writing two ㅎ side by side. It
           corresponds to the initial sound of  [xoŋ] meaning
           Broad.
    ㅇ      [Eu-i][ɦeuiɦ](으이)[◌] is a throat sound,
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           corresponding to the initial sound of 욕 Yok meaning
           Desire.

    ㄹ Reu-iL(르일)[ɾ] is a semi-tongue sound,
           corresponding to the initial sound of 려 Ryeo meaning
           Village.
    ㅿZeu-iH( )[z] ( is a semi-teeth sound, corresponding
           to the initial sound of  Zyang meaning Sufficient.




    1. In the Hunminjeongeum Haerye, the letter ㅇ had no phonetic value [◌], whether
    it appeared at the beginning or the end of a syllable. Therefore, ㅇ should be
    represented as 'eu-i' (으이) rather than 'eu-ing' (으잉). When ㆁ (known as KKokji
    Eu-ing) appears at the end of a syllable, it carries the [ŋ] sound value, similar to
    the modern usage of ㅇ.



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