가발

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 假髮, from 假 (“fake”) + 髮 (“hair”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ba̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)발]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gabal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gabal
McCune–Reischauer?kabal
Yale Romanization?kāpal

Noun

가발 • (gabal) (hanja 假髮)

  1. wig, toupee

Synonyms

  • 화초머리 (hwachomeori)

Derived terms

  • 가발쓰다 (gabalsseuda)
  • 가발하다 (gabalhada)
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