겁

Korean

Etymology 1

거걱걲걳건걵걶 걷걸걹걺걻걼걽 걾걿검겁겂것겄 겅겆겇겈겉겊겋
걔 ←	→ 게

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 겁 • (geop)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅓ, and ㅂ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 怯 (“fear”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [겁]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geob
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏp
Yale Romanization?	kep

Noun

겁 • (geop)

1. fear, dread, timidity

Synonyms

• 무서움 (museoum), 두려움 (duryeoum), 공포 (恐怖, gongpo)
• 겁대가리 (geopdaegari) (slang)

Derived terms

• 겁장이 (geopjang'i), 겁쟁이 (geopjaeng'i, “coward”)
• 겁나다 (geomnada)
• 겁먹다 (geommeokda)
• 겁내다 (geomnaeda)
• 겁주다 (geopjuda)
• 겁결 (geopgyeol)