코

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [코]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ko
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ko
McCune–Reischauer?	k'o
Yale Romanization?	kho

Etymology 1

코콕콖콗콘콙콚 콛콜콝콞콟콠콡 콢콣콤콥콦콧콨 콩콪콫콬콭콮콯
켸 ←	→ 콰

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 코 • (ko)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅋ and ㅗ.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 곻 (Yale: kwoh).

코 (ko, “nose”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [코]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ko
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ko
McCune–Reischauer?	k'o
Yale Romanization?	kho

Noun

코 • (ko)

1. nose
2. nasal fluid
3. tip

See also

• 콧물 (konmul, “nasal fluid”)
• 코끼리 (kokkiri, “elephant”)

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

코 (ko, “a stitch”).

Noun

코 • (ko)

1. a stitch in knitting
2. a knot in a net