검
Korean
Etymology 1
| 거걱걲걳건걵걶 걷걸걹걺걻걼걽 걾걿검겁겂것겄 겅겆겇겈겉겊겋 | |
| 걔 ← | → 게 |
|---|---|
Syllable
(deprecated template usage) 검 • (geom)
- (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅓ, and ㅁ.
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 劍 (“knife”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɘ(ː)m]
- Phonetic hangul: [검(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | geom |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geom |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kŏm |
| Yale Romanization? | kēm |
Noun
Etymology 3
Of native Korean origin. Possibly cognate with Japanese 神 (kami, “God”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɘ(ː)m]
- Phonetic hangul: [검(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | geom |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geom |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kŏm |
| Yale Romanization? | kēm |
Noun
검 • (geom)