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Etymology 1
The Hunmin Jeongeum Haerye, the treatise introducing the principles behind the Korean alphabet written by its inventor King Sejong in 1446, explains that this glyph was derived by adding a stroke to ㄱ (g) to represent aspiration.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰ/
- Actual realisation:
- (word-initially, between vowels, or after nasals and liquids) IPA(key): [kʰ]
- (before stops, or word-finally) IPA(key): [k̚]
- (before nasals) IPA(key): [ŋ]
Letter
ㅋ • (k)
- 키읔 (kieuk), a jamo (letter) of hangul, the Korean alphabet.
Usage notes
In contemporary Korean, when ㅋ (k) is placed on the side, it curves as in the example of 키 (ki), 케찹 (kechap). However, when ㅋ (k) is placed on top or bottom, it retains its original look, as in the examples of 코 (ko), 콩 (kong), 코카콜라 (kokakolla), 녘 (nyeok). This was done in the modern era to make the character look more balanced. This rule is also applied to ㄱ (g).
Etymology 2
Because the letter k repeated sounds like a person laughing, putting ㅋ (k) in a consecutive manner stands for laughing in the Korean Internet media. Compare Portuguese kkk.
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