거유

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)ju]
  • Phonetic hangul: [거(ː)유]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geoyu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geoyu
McCune–Reischauer?kŏyu
Yale Romanization?kē.yu

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 巨乳, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 巨乳(きょにゅう) (kyonyū, “large breasts”). First popularized around 2005 via Japanese media.

    Noun

    거유 • (geoyu) (hanja 巨乳)

    1. (colloquial) large breasts (of a woman)
      Synonyms: 폭유 (pogyu), 맘마통 (mammatong)
      Antonym: 빈유(貧乳) (binyu, “small breasts”)
    2. (colloquial) a busty woman

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 巨 (“tremendous”) + 儒 (“Confucian”).

      Noun

      거유 • (geoyu) (hanja 巨儒)

      1. (historical) an esteemed Confucian literatus

      Middle Korean

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /kə̀.jú/

      Noun

      거유〮 (kèyú)

      1. goose

      Descendants

      • Korean: 거위 (geowi)
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