공갈

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 恐喝, from 恐 (“fearsome”) + 喝 (“scolding”)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    공갈 • (gonggal) (hanja 恐喝)

    1. threatening behavior
    2. (law) blackmail; extortion
    3. (slang) falsehood
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