끽연

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 喫煙, from (suck in) + (smoke).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?kkigyeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkig'yeon
    McCune–Reischauer?kkigyŏn
    Yale Romanization?kkik.yen

    Noun

    South Korean
    Standard Language
    끽연(喫煙) (kkigyeon)
    North Korean
    Standard Language
    긱연(喫煙) (gigyeon)

    끽연 • (kkigyeon) (hanja 喫煙)

    1. (dated) smoking
      Synonym: 흡연(吸煙) (heubyeon)

    Derived terms

    • 금끽연(禁喫煙) (geumkkigyeon, former smoker)
    • 끽연(喫煙)하다 (kkigyeonhada, to smoke)
    • 끽연가(喫煙家) (kkigyeon'ga, smoker)
    • 끽연실(喫煙室) (kkigyeonsil, smoking room)
    • 끽연자(喫煙者) (kkigyeonja, smoker, one who smokes)
    • 끽연차(喫煙車) (kkigyeoncha, smoking car)

    See also