구경

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 구겨ᇰ〮 (Yale: kwùkyéng). Perhaps Sino-Korean from 求景.[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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구경 (gugyeong)

  1. a viewing
  2. a thing worth watching
Derived terms
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  • 구경하다 (gugyeonghada, “to watch something interesting”)

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 口徑.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gugyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gugyeong
McCune–Reischauer?kugyŏng
Yale Romanization?kwukyeng

Noun

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구경 (gugyeong) (hanja 口徑)

  1. firearm caliber

Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from 究竟.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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구경 (gugyeong) (hanja 究竟)

  1. (Buddhism) culmination, conclusion

Etymology 4

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Sino-Korean word from 球莖.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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구경 (gugyeong) (hanja 球莖)

  1. (botany) corm

Etymology 5

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Sino-Korean word from 九卿.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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구경 (gugyeong) (hanja 九卿)

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References

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  1. ^ 우리말 ()()()() (in Korean), ()()(), 1997