동계

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 冬季.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡje̞] ~ [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)계/동(ː)게]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	donggye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	donggye
McCune–Reischauer?	tonggye
Yale Romanization?	tōngkyey

Noun

동계 • (donggye) (hanja 冬季)

1. (formal) winter season

   Antonym: 하계(夏季) (hagye)

   동계올림픽

   donggye-ollimpik

   Winter Olympics

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 動悸.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡje̞] ~ [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)계/동(ː)게]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	donggye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	donggye
McCune–Reischauer?	tonggye
Yale Romanization?	tōngkyey

Noun

동계 • (donggye) (hanja 動悸)

1. palpitation

   동계를 느끼다

   donggye-reul neukkida

   to feel palpitations

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 同系.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ŋɡje̞] ~ [to̞ŋɡe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [동계/동게]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	donggye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	donggye
McCune–Reischauer?	tonggye
Yale Romanization?	tongkyey

Noun

동계 • (donggye) (hanja 同系)

1. same system