귀신

Korean

Etymology

First attested as Late Old Korean 幾心 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)[1], 1103.

    Sino-Korean word from 鬼神.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)ɕʰin] ~ [ˈky(ː)ɕʰin]
    • Phonetic hangul: [귀(ː)신]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gwisin
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwisin
    McCune–Reischauer?kwisin
    Yale Romanization?kwīsin

    Noun

    귀신 • (gwisin) (hanja 鬼神)

    1. ghost, spirit
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