긴 것
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Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]긴 (gin, “long”) + 것 (geot, “thing”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kin kʌ̹t̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [긴 걷]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gin geot |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gin geos |
McCune–Reischauer? | kin kŏt |
Yale Romanization? | kin kes |
Noun
[edit]- (euphemistic, including speech of the royal court) snake, serpent
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 길다 (gilda), 것 (geot).
References
[edit]- 김용숙 (Kim Yong-suk) (1994) “ko:궁중어의 아름다움—<한중록>을 중심으로 [The beauty of court language: Focusing on the Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong]”, in Han'geul, volume 226, pages 101—128