Korean word

녹음

Pronunciation

Romanizationnogeum

Meaning

  • nounrecording

Example

그 녹음이 어디에 있어요?keu no geu mi eo di e i sseo yo

Where is the recording?

Illustration for 녹음 (recording)

More examples

회의 녹음 파일을 이메일로 보냈어요.hoe ui no geum pa i reul i me il lo po nae sseo yo

I sent the recording of the meeting by email.

Core concept

An act of capturing sound or the saved audio produced by it.

Common phrases

  • 녹음 파일no geum pa il

    recorded audio file

  • 녹음 중no geum chung

    recording in progress

  • 녹음 버튼no geum peo teun

    record button

Similar words

녹음본nogeumbon: The finished sound kept after speech or other sounds have been recorded.
녹음 파일nogeum pail: A computer file that stores recorded speech or other sound.
음성 메모eumseong memo: A short voice recording saved as a reminder of a thought.

Definition in Korean

소리나 말을 기계나 기기로 기록해 두는 행위나 그 결과물so ri na ma reul ki gye na ki gi ro ki ro kae tu neun haeng wi na keu kyeol gwa mul

Word origin

Its Sino-Korean formation joins the ideas of recording and sound to name both the process and its audio result.

Usage tips

  • English speakers can avoid a common mismatch by remembering that this word is mainly for voices and other sounds, not every kind of media capture.

Other meanings

  • shadenoun

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