액체괴물

Korean

Alternative forms

• (shortening) 액괴 (aekgoe)

Etymology

From 액체(液體) (aekche, “liquid”) +‎ 괴물 (goemul, “monster; freak”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɛk̚t͡ɕʰe̞ɡwe̞(ː)muɭ] ~ [ɛk̚t͡ɕʰe̞ɡø̞(ː)muɭ] ~ [e̞k̚t͡ɕʰe̞ɡwe̞(ː)muɭ] ~ [e̞k̚t͡ɕʰe̞ɡø̞(ː)muɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [액체궤(ː)물/액체괴(ː)물/엑체궤(ː)물/엑체괴(ː)물]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aekchegoemul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aegchegoemul
McCune–Reischauer?	aekch'egoemul
Yale Romanization?	aykcheykōymul

Noun

액체괴물 • (aekchegoemul)

1. flubber (a rubbery polymer used as a plaything)

   Synonym: 슬라임 (seullaim)