가발

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 假髮, from 假 (“fake”) + 髮 (“hair”)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    가발 • (gabal) (hanja 假髮)

    1. wig, toupee

    Synonyms

    • 화초머리 (hwachomeori)

    Derived terms

    • 가발쓰다 (gabalsseuda)
    • 가발하다 (gabalhada)
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