괴담

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 怪談.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwe̞(ː)da̠m] ~ [ˈkø̞(ː)da̠m]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?goedam
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?goedam
    McCune–Reischauer?koedam
    Yale Romanization?kōytam

    Noun

    괴담 • (goedam) (hanja 怪談)

    1. ghost story