자명종

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 自鳴鐘, from 自 (“self”) + 鳴 (“to cry (of animals), to chime”) + 鐘 (“clock”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠mjʌ̹ŋd͡ʑo̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [자명종]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jamyeongjong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jamyeongjong
McCune–Reischauer?	chamyŏngjong
Yale Romanization?	camyengcong

Noun

자명종 • (jamyeongjong) (hanja 自鳴鐘)

1. alarm clock