Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 倨慢.

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)ma̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geoman
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geoman
McCune–Reischauer?kŏman
Yale Romanization?kēman

Noun edit

거만 (geoman) (hanja 倨慢)

  1. arrogance
    Synonyms: 거드름 (geodeureum), 오만(傲慢) (oman)

Derived terms edit