공갈

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 恐喝, from 恐 (“fearsome”) + 喝 (“scolding”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋɡa̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)갈]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gonggal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gonggal
McCune–Reischauer?	konggal
Yale Romanization?	kōngkal

Noun

공갈 • (gonggal) (hanja 恐喝)

1. threatening behavior
2. (law) blackmail; extortion
3. (slang) falsehood