구개

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 口蓋, from 口 (“mouth”) + 蓋 (“cap; cover; lid”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kuɡɛ] ~ [kuɡe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [구개/구게]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gugae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gugae
McCune–Reischauer?	kugae
Yale Romanization?	kwukay

Noun

구개 • (gugae) (hanja 口蓋)

1. palate (vaulted roof of the mouth)

Synonyms

• 입천장 (입天障, ipcheonjang)

Derived terms

• 경구개 (硬口蓋, gyeonggugae, “hard palate”)
• 구개골 (口蓋骨, gugaegol, “palatal bone”)
• 구개음 (口蓋音, gugaeeum, “palatal sound”)
• 연구개 (軟口蓋, yeon'gugae, “soft palate”)

 

Related terms

• 구강 (口腔, gugang, “oral cavity”)

See also

• 입 (ip, “mouth”)
• 턱 (teok, “jaw”)