게이
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ke̞i]
- Phonetic hangul: [게이]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gei |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gei |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kei |
| Yale Romanization? | keyi |
Noun
[edit]게이 • (gei)
- gay man (male homosexual)
- Hypernyms: 동성애자(同性愛者) (dongseong'aeja, “homosexual”), 호모 (homo)
- (slang, derogatory, offensive) effeminate man
- (Internet slang, sometimes humorous) user, forum user, social media user; often mistakenly understood as a shortening of 게시판 이용자 (gesipan iyongja, “forum user”).