까뀌

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bak Tongsa eonhae (朴通事諺解 / 박통사언해), 1677, as Early Modern Korean 갓귀 (Yale: kaskwuy).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈk͈a̠(ː)k͈ɥi] ~ [ˈk͈a̠(ː)k͈y]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkakkwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kka'kkwi
McCune–Reischauer?kkakkwi
Yale Romanization?kkā.kkwi

Noun

까뀌 • (kkakkwi)

  1. adze