입벌리개

Korean

Etymology

입 (ip, “mouth”) +‎ 벌리- (beolli-, “to open”) +‎ -개 (-gae, instrument suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ip̚p͈ʌ̹ʎʎiɡɛ] ~ [ip̚p͈ʌ̹ʎʎiɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [입뻘리개/입뻘리게]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ipbeolligae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ibbeolligae
McCune–Reischauer?ippŏlligae
Yale Romanization?ip.pellikay

Noun

입벌리개 • (ipbeolligae)

  1. (medicine) a device to hold the mouth open
    Synonym: 개구기 (gaegugi)
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