갱개

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 更改, from 更 (“replacing”) + 改 (“correcting”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)ŋɡɛ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ŋɡe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [갱(ː)개/겡(ː)게]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gaenggae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaenggae
    McCune–Reischauer?kaenggae
    Yale Romanization?kāyngkay

    Noun

    갱개 • (gaenggae) (hanja 更改)

    1. (law) novation
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