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Also known as kieuk

Kieuk (letter: ㅋ; name: ) is a consonant of the Korean Hangul alphabet. It is pronounced aspirated, as at the beginning of a syllable and as at the end of a syllable. For example: 코 ko ("nose") is pronounced [kho], while 부엌 bueok ("kitchen") is pronounced [puʌk].

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Within Vinony's link graph, ㅋ is referenced by 57 other articles, and connects out to Hangul, International Standard Book Number and consonant.

It is catalogued under the topic Hangul jamo.

Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.

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Kieuk (letter: ㅋ; name: ) is a consonant of the Korean Hangul alphabet. It is pronounced aspirated, as at the beginning of a syllable and as at the end of a syllable. For example: 코 ko ("nose") is pronounced [kho], while 부엌 bueok ("kitchen") is pronounced [puʌk].

== Slang usage == In South Korean internet slang, the use of (short for ) indicates laughter. Similarly, (short for ) is a lighter laugh than . Either or can be repeated a number of times to this effect.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “ㅋ” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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