kwukyel

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English[edit]

Examples

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Korean 구결(口訣) (gugyeol), from Middle Chinese 口訣 (MC khuwX kwet, “mnemonic rhyme”), from (kǒu, mouth) +‎ (jué, rhymed saying).

The spelling comes from the Yale romanization of kwūkyel.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

kwukyel (uncountable)

  1. Abbreviated Chinese characters used to represent Korean grammatical items, inserted into a Chinese-character (Classical Chinese or itwu) text.
    Coordinate terms: hyangchal, itwu, kwukyel

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