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괴물

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 怪物

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwe̞(ː)muɭ] ~ [ˈkø̞(ː)muɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?goemul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?goemul
McCune–Reischauer?koemul
Yale Romanization?kōymul

Noun

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괴물 (goemul) (hanja 怪物)

  1. monster; freak