거세
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Korean
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Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 去勢, from 去 (“loss”) + 勢 (“power”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)sʰe̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [거(ː)세]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | geose |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geose |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kŏse |
| Yale Romanization? | kēsey |
Noun
[edit]- castration of an animal
- (politics) exclusion from power