계간

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 鷄姦, from 鷄 (“chicken”) + 姦 (“adultery”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kje̞ɡa̠n] ~ [ke̞ɡa̠n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [계간/게간]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gyegan
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyegan
    McCune–Reischauer?kyegan
    Yale Romanization?kyeykan

    Noun

    계간 • (gyegan) (hanja 鷄姦)

    1. homosexual activity among men
    Synonyms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 季刊, from 季 (“season”) + 刊 (“periodical”).

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)ɡa̠n] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ɡa̠n]
      • Phonetic hangul: [계(ː)간/게(ː)간]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?gyegan
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyegan
      McCune–Reischauer?kyegan
      Yale Romanization?kyēykan

      Noun

      계간 • (gyegan) (hanja 季刊)

      1. quarterly
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