경보기

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 警報器

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋbo̞ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeongbogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeongbogi
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngbogi
Yale Romanization?kyēngpoki

Noun

경보기 • (gyeongbogi) (hanja 警報器)

  1. siren, alarm (device for making a sound alarm)