동계

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 冬季.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡje̞] ~ [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?donggye
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggye
    McCune–Reischauer?tonggye
    Yale Romanization?tōngkyey

    Noun

    동계 • (donggye) (hanja 冬季)

    1. (formal) winter season
      Synonym: 겨울 (gyeoul)
      Antonym: 하계(夏季) (hagye)
      동계 올림픽
      donggye ollimpik
      Winter Olympics

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 動悸.

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡje̞] ~ [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡe̞]
      • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?donggye
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggye
      McCune–Reischauer?tonggye
      Yale Romanization?tōngkyey

      Noun

      동계 • (donggye) (hanja 動悸)

      1. palpitation
        동계느끼다
        donggye-reul neukkida
        to feel palpitations

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from 同系.

        Pronunciation

        • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [to̞ŋɡje̞] ~ [to̞ŋɡe̞]
        • Phonetic hangul: [/]
          • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
        Romanizations
        Revised Romanization?donggye
        Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggye
        McCune–Reischauer?tonggye
        Yale Romanization?tongkyey

        Noun

        동계 • (donggye) (hanja 同系)

        1. same system