금기

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 禁忌.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)mɡi]
    • Phonetic hangul: [금(ː)기]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geumgi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geumgi
    McCune–Reischauer?kŭmgi
    Yale Romanization?kūmki

    Noun

    금기 • (geumgi) (hanja 禁忌)

    1. taboo
      Synonym: 터부 (teobu)
    2. contraindication

    Derived terms

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