기절

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 氣 (“qi”) + 絶 (“severing”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gijeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gijeol
McCune–Reischauer?kijŏl
Yale Romanization?kicel

Noun

기절 • (gijeol) (hanja 氣絶/氣絕)

  1. fainting; loss of consciousness

Synonyms

  • 졸도 (卒倒, joldo)
  • 인사불성 (人事不省, insabulseong)

Derived terms

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