구경

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 구겨ᇰ〮 (Yale: kwùkyéng). Perhaps Sino-Korean from 求景.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)ɡjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [구(ː)경]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gugyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gugyeong
McCune–Reischauer?kugyŏng
Yale Romanization?kwūkyeng

Noun

구경 • (gugyeong)

  1. a viewing
  2. a thing worth watching
Derived terms
  • 구경하다 (gugyeonghada, “to watch something interesting”)

Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 口徑.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gugyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gugyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?kugyŏng
    Yale Romanization?kwukyeng

    Noun

    구경 • (gugyeong) (hanja 口徑)

    1. firearm caliber
    2. diameter; aperture (of a shutter)

    Etymology 3

      Sino-Korean word from 究竟.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      구경 • (gugyeong) (hanja 究竟)

      1. (Buddhism) culmination, conclusion

      Etymology 4

        Sino-Korean word from 球莖.

        Pronunciation

        Noun

        구경 • (gugyeong) (hanja 球莖)

        1. (botany) corm

        Etymology 5

          Sino-Korean word from 九卿.

          Pronunciation

          Noun

          구경 • (gugyeong) (hanja 九卿)

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          References

          1. ^ 우리말 語(어)源(원)辭(사)典(전) (in Korean), 太(태)學(학)社(사), 1997
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