거구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 巨軀, from 巨 (“giant”) + 軀 (“body”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)ɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [거(ː)구]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geogu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geogu
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏgu
Yale Romanization?	kēkwu

Noun

거구 • (geogu) (hanja 巨軀)

1. (of a person) huge, giant body

See also

• 거인 (geoin)