계간

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 鷄姦, from 鷄 (“chicken”) + 姦 (“adultery”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kje̞ɡa̠n] ~ [ke̞ɡa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [계간/게간]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyegan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyegan
McCune–Reischauer?kyegan
Yale Romanization?kyeykan

Noun

계간 • (gyegan) (hanja 鷄姦)

  1. homosexual activity among men
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 季刊, from 季 (“season”) + 刊 (“periodical”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)ɡa̠n] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ɡa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [계(ː)간/게(ː)간]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyegan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyegan
McCune–Reischauer?kyegan
Yale Romanization?kyēykan

Noun

계간 • (gyegan) (hanja 季刊)

  1. quarterly
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