개지랄

Korean

Etymology

From 개- (gae-, “inferior”) +‎ 지랄 (jiral, “fit of insanity”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)d͡ʑiɾa̠ɭ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)d͡ʑiɾa̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)지랄/게(ː)지랄]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaejiral
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaejilal
McCune–Reischauer?kaejiral
Yale Romanization?kāycilal

Noun

개지랄 • (gaejiral)

  1. (slang) stupidity; foolishness

Derived terms

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