괴수

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 怪獸, from 怪 (“strange”) + 獸 (“beast”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwe̞(ː)sʰu] ~ [ˈkø̞(ː)sʰu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [궤(ː)수/괴(ː)수]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?goesu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?goesu
    McCune–Reischauer?koesu
    Yale Romanization?kōyswu

    Noun

    괴수 • (goesu) (hanja 怪獸)

    1. giant monster (kaiju)


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