길경

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 吉慶.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kiɭɡjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [길경]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gilgyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gilgyeong
McCune–Reischauer?kilgyŏng
Yale Romanization?kil.kyeng

Noun

길경 • (gilgyeong) (hanja 吉慶)

  1. auspicious occasion; happy occasion

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 桔梗.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kiɭɡjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [길경]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gilgyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gilgyeong
McCune–Reischauer?kilgyŏng
Yale Romanization?kil.kyeng

Noun

길경 • (gilgyeong) (hanja 桔梗／吉更／䓀莄)

  1. balloon flower
    Synonym: 도라지 (doraji)
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