Digeut

digeut
Hangul
Korean name
Revised Romanizationdigeut
McCune–Reischauertigŭt

Digeut (sign: ; South Korean: 디귿, digeut; North Korean: 디읃, dieut) is a consonant in the Korean alphabet. Depending on its position, it makes a 'd' or a 't' sound.[1][2] In an initial or final position in a word, the pronunciation is usually [t], while after a vowel it is pronounced [d],[3] for example in the word deudieo (드디어, "finally"), the initial ㄷ is [t], while the second ㄷ is [d].

  1. ^ Jiyoung Shin, Jieun Kiaer, Jaeeun Cha (2012). The Sounds of Korean. Cambridge University Press. pp. XiX–XX. ISBN 9781139789882.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Korean". Omniglot. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  3. ^ "Script and pronunciation". University College London. Retrieved 2021-10-20.