구개

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 口蓋, from 口 (“mouth”) + 蓋 (“cap; cover; lid”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈku(ː)ɡɛ] ~ [ˈku(ː)ɡe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [구(ː)개/구(ː)게]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gugae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gugae
McCune–Reischauer?	kugae
Yale Romanization?	kwūkay

Noun

구개 • (gugae) (hanja 口蓋)

1. palate (vaulted roof of the mouth)

Synonyms

• 입천장 (입天障, ipcheonjang)

Derived terms

• 경구개 (硬口蓋, gyeonggugae, “hard palate”)
• 구개골 (口蓋骨, gugaegol, “palatal bone”)
• 구개음 (口蓋音, gugaeeum, “palatal sound”)
• 연구개 (軟口蓋, yeon'gugae, “soft palate”)

 

Related terms

• 구강 (口腔, gugang, “oral cavity”)

See also

• 입 (ip, “mouth”)
• 턱 (teok, “jaw”)