jamo

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jamo

/ˈd͡ʒɑmoʊ/
/ˈt͡ʃɑmoʊ/

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Borrowed from Korean 자모(字母) (jamo).

noun jamo · jamos

Any of the component letters of the Korean hangul alphabet.
Similar: chamo

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noun jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul

한국어	자모 jamo, 낱소리 natsori
日本語	字母 jibo, ハングルの字母 hanguru no jibo, 朝鮮字母 Chōsen jibo
中文	韓語字母 /韩语字母 hányǔ zìmǔ, 諺文字母 /谚文字母 yànwén zìmǔ, 朝鮮字母 /朝鲜字母 cháoxiān zìmǔ
Русский	чамо́ čamó, нассо́ри nassóri
Tiếng Việt	chamo, tự mẫu

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"jamo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jamo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"jamo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jamo.

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@misc{jamo_2026,
  title = {jamo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jamo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}