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Korean symbols (obsolete)

Korean symbols (obsolete)

The service supported the following symbols for the obsolete neural voices for Korean. These voices were replaced with an alternative enhanced neural voice and removed from the service on 31 March 2023. The symbols are available to help users migrate from the obsolete Korean neural voices to the new Korean enhanced neural voice.

Monophthongs

Table 1. Monophthongs (Korean)
IPA symbol IPA Unicode Example words
a 0061
e 0065 누리
i 0069
o 006F
u 0075
ɛ 025B
ø 00F8
ʌ 028C 머니
ɯ 026F 디어

Diphthongs

Table 2. Diphthongs (Korean)
IPA symbol IPA Unicode Example words
ja 006A+0061
je 006A+0065
jo 006A+006F
ju 006A+0075
006A+025B
006A+028C
wa 0077+0061
we 0077+0065
wi 0077+0069
0077+025B
0077+028C
ɯi 026F+0069

Onset consonants

Table 3. Onset consonants (Korean)
IPA symbol IPA Unicode Example words
P 0070
0070+02B0
b 0062
t 0074
0074+02B0 요일
d 0064
ʨ 02AB
ʨʰ 02AB+02B0
ʣ 02A3
k 006B
006B+02B0
g 0067
s 0073
h 0068
x 0078
m 006D
n 006E
l 006C
r 0072

Double onset consonants

Table 4. Double onset consonants (Korean)
IPA symbol IPA Unicode Example words
bb 0062+0062 꾸기
dd 0064+0064
ʨʨ 02AB+02AB 꾸미
gg 0067+0067
ss 0073+0073

Coda consonants

Table 5. Coda consonants (Korean)
IPA symbol IPA Unicode Example words
p 0070
t 0074
k 006B
m 006D
n 006E
ŋ 014B
l 006C