포경

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰo̞(ː)ɡjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pogyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pogyeong
McCune–Reischauer?p'ogyŏng
Yale Romanization?phōkyeng

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 包莖.

Noun

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포경 (pogyeong) (hanja 包莖)

  1. (medicine) phimosis
  2. (by extension) circumcision
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 捕鯨.

Noun

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Derived verbs
Active 포경하다

포경 (pogyeong) (hanja 捕鯨)

  1. whaling
    Synonym: 고래잡이 (goraejabi)
Derived terms
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