가면

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 假面, from 假 (“false”) + 面 (“face”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)mjʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)면]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gamyeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gamyeon
    McCune–Reischauer?kamyŏn
    Yale Romanization?kāmyen

    Noun

    가면 • (gamyeon) (hanja 假面)

    1. mask
      Synonyms: 탈 (tal), 마스크 (maseukeu)

    Derived terms

    This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.