액체괴물

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

From 액체(液體) (aekche, liquid) +‎ 괴물 (goemul, monster; freak).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɛk̚t͡ɕʰe̞ɡwe̞(ː)muɭ] ~ [ɛk̚t͡ɕʰe̞ɡø̞(ː)muɭ] ~ [e̞k̚t͡ɕʰe̞ɡwe̞(ː)muɭ] ~ [e̞k̚t͡ɕʰe̞ɡø̞(ː)muɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)/(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aekchegoemul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aegchegoemul
McCune–Reischauer?aekch'egoemul
Yale Romanization?aykcheykōymul

Noun

액체괴물 • (aekchegoemul)

  1. flubber (a rubbery polymer used as a plaything)
    Synonym: 슬라임 (seullaim)