거세

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 去勢, from 去 (“loss”) + 勢 (“power”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)sʰe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [거(ː)세]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geose
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geose
    McCune–Reischauer?kŏse
    Yale Romanization?kēsey

    Noun

    거세 • (geose) (hanja 去勢)

    1. castration of an animal
    2. (politics) exclusion from power
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