ㆍ

See also: · [U+00B7 MIDDLE DOT], ・ [U+30FB KATAKANA MIDDLE DOT], 、 [U+3001 IDEOGRAPHIC COMMA], and 丶 [U+4E36 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E36]

ㆍ U+318D, ㆍ HANGUL LETTER ARAEA ← ㆌ [U+318C] Hangul Compatibility Jamo ㆎ → [U+318E]

ᆞ U+119E, ᆞ HANGUL JUNGSEONG ARAEA ← ᆝ [U+119D] Hangul Jamo ᆟ → [U+119F]

Jeju

Etymology

From Middle Korean.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɒ/, [ɔ]

Letter

ㆍ (aw)

1. The Jeju vowel, ㆍ

Korean

Etymology

Invented by Sejong the Great of Joseon to represent the Sun.

Pronunciation

(historical reading, circa 1700)

• IPA^(key): /ɨ~ɯ/ (word-internally in native terms)
• IPA^(key): /ʌ/ (word-initially, or in Sino-Korean words)

(modern classroom reading)

• IPA^(key): /a/ (regardless of position)

Letter

ㆍ • (a)

1. (obsolete) A former vowel which merged phonetically with /ɨ~ɯ/ word-internally in late Middle Korean and with /a/ word-initially in the late eighteenth century; in the orthography, it continued to be used until the major spelling reforms of the 1930s eliminated it.
2. Used instead of ㅏ (a) in order to give an antique flair in advertising, brand names, etc., even when etymologically spurious.

Usage notes

• Called 아래아 (arae-a, “low a”) in modern Korean.