고금

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 古今.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ɡɯm]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gogeum
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gogeum
    McCune–Reischauer?kogŭm
    Yale Romanization?kōkum

    Noun

    고금 • (gogeum) (hanja 古今)

    1. the past and present

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 古琴.

      Noun

      고금 • (gogeum) (hanja 古琴)

      1. guqin, Chinese zither