흡혈귀

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 吸血鬼, from 吸 (“to suck”) + 血 (“blood”) + 鬼 (“demon”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 吸血鬼(きゅうけつき) (kyūketsuki).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [xɯpʰjʌ̹ɭɡɥi] ~ [xɯpʰjʌ̹ɭɡy]
    • Phonetic hangul: [흐펼귀]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?heuphyeolgwi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?heubhyeolgwi
    McCune–Reischauer?hŭphyŏlgwi
    Yale Romanization?hup.hyel.kwi

    Noun

    흡혈귀 • (heuphyeolgwi) (hanja 吸血鬼)

    1. (mythology) vampire
      Synonym: 뱀파이어 (baempaieo)

    See also

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