긴 것

Korean

Etymology

긴 (gin, “long”) + 것 (geot, “thing”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kin kʌ̹t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [긴 걷]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gin geot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gin geos
McCune–Reischauer?	kin kŏt
Yale Romanization?	kin kes

Noun

긴 것 • (gin geot)

1. (euphemistic, including speech of the royal court) snake, serpent
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 길다 (gilda),‎ 것 (geot).

References

• 김용숙 (Kim Yong-suk) (1994) “ko:궁중어의 아름다움—<한중록>을 중심으로 [The beauty of court language: Focusing on the Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong]”, in Han'geul, volume 226, pages 101—128