성급

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 性急.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɡɯp̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seonggeup
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonggeub
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏnggŭp
    Yale Romanization?sēngkup

    Root

    성급 • (seonggeup) (hanja 性急)

    1. Root of 성급하다 (seonggeuphada). Rarely used alone.