괴담

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 怪談.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwe̞(ː)da̠m] ~ [ˈkø̞(ː)da̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?goedam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?goedam
McCune–Reischauer?koedam
Yale Romanization?kōytam

Noun

괴담 • (goedam) (hanja 怪談)

  1. ghost story