끽연

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 喫煙, from 喫 (“suck in”) + 煙 (“smoke”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈iɡjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [끼견]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkigyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkig'yeon
McCune–Reischauer?	kkigyŏn
Yale Romanization?	kkik.yen

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	끽연(喫煙) (kkigyeon)
North Korean Standard Language	긱연(喫煙) (gigyeon)

끽연 • (kkigyeon) (hanja 喫煙)

1. (dated) smoking

   Synonym: 흡연(吸煙) (heubyeon)

Derived terms

• 금끽연(禁喫煙) (geumkkigyeon, “former smoker”)
• 끽연(喫煙)하다 (kkigyeonhada, “to smoke”)
• 끽연가(喫煙家) (kkigyeon'ga, “smoker”)
• 끽연실(喫煙室) (kkigyeonsil, “smoking room”)
• 끽연자(喫煙者) (kkigyeonja, “smoker, one who smokes”)
• 끽연차(喫煙車) (kkigyeoncha, “smoking car”)

See also

• 금연(禁煙) (geumyeon, “smoking ban”)