방점

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 傍點, from 傍 (“beside, nearby”) + 點 (“dot”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bangjeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bangjeom
McCune–Reischauer?pangchŏm
Yale Romanization?pangqcem

Noun

방점 • (bangjeom) (hanja 傍點)

  1. (typography) a dot or similar mark attached to a character to display emphasis
  2. diacritical marks, written to the left of (vertically written) Korean syllables in the Hunmin jeongeum, representing the tones of Middle Korean; fell into disuse by the 17th century.

Synonyms
  • (dots used to represent Chinese tones):
    • 곁점 (곁點, gyeotjeom), 사성점 (四聲點, saseongjeom)
    • (North Korea) 가락점 (가락點, garakjeom), 성조점 (聲調點, seongjojeom)

See also
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