근교

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 近郊 (“suburb; outlying area; outskirts”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)nɡjo]
    • Phonetic hangul: [근(ː)교]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geun'gyo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geungyo
    McCune–Reischauer?kŭn'gyo
    Yale Romanization?kūnkyo

    Noun

    근교 • (geun'gyo) (hanja 近郊)

    1. suburb; outlying area; outskirts

    Synonyms

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