기괴

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 奇怪.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈki(ː)ɡwe̞] ~ [ˈki(ː)ɡø̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gigoe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gigoe
McCune–Reischauer?kigoe
Yale Romanization?kīkoy

Root

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기괴 (gigoe) (hanja 奇怪)

  1. Root of 기괴하다 (gigoehada). Rarely used alone.