오계

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 五戒

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ogye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ogye
McCune–Reischauer?	ogye
Yale Romanization?	ōkyey

Noun

오계 • (ogye) (hanja 五戒)

1. (religion, Buddhism) the Five Precepts