오르가슴

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 오르가즘 (oreugajeum)

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of French orgasme, from 오르- (oreu-, to go up, rise) +‎ 가슴 (gaseum, chest, breast, heart).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [o̞ɾɯɡa̠sʰɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oreugaseum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oleugaseum
McCune–Reischauer?orŭgasŭm
Yale Romanization?olukasum

Noun

오르가슴 • (oreugaseum)

  1. orgasm