거인

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 巨人, from 巨 (“giant”) + 人 (“human”)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    거인 • (geoin) (hanja 巨人)

    1. giant (mythical human)
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