근거

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 根據, from 根 (“root”) + 據 (“relying”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯnɡʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [근거]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geun'geo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geungeo
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭn'gŏ
Yale Romanization?	kunke

Noun

근거 • (geun'geo) (hanja 根據)

1. base; basis

Derived terms

• 근거하다 (geun'geohada, “to be based or founded on”)