Eo (hangul) explained

Hangul Image:Korean Alphabet vowel eo.png
Rr:eo
Mr:ŏ

ㅓ (eo, pronounced as /ʌ̹/) is a vowel of the Korean hangul. It represents the [ʌ] sound as described by IPA.[1] [2] [3] [4] When lengthened, [ʌ:] is actually pronounced closer to [ə].

The Unicode for ㅓ is U+3153.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Handbook of the International Phonetic Association. Korean. 120–123. Hyun Bok Lee. Cambridge University Press. 1999. 9780521637510.
  2. Web site: Korean. Omniglot. 2021-10-20.
  3. Web site: Script and pronunciation. University College London. 2021-10-20.
  4. Book: The Sounds of Korean. XiX–XX. Jiyoung Shin, Jieun Kiaer, Jaeeun Cha. Cambridge University Press. 2012. 9781139789882.

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