독서광

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 독서(讀書) (dokseo) + 광(狂) (gwang).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ks͈ʌ̹ɡwa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [독써광]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dokseogwang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dogseogwang
McCune–Reischauer?	toksŏgwang
Yale Romanization?	tok.sekwang

Noun

독서광 • (dokseogwang) (hanja 讀書狂)

1. bookworm (an avid book reader)

   Synonym: 책벌레 (chaekbeolle)