가발

Korean

가발

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 假髮, from 假 (“fake”) + 髮 (“hair”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ba̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)발]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gabal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gabal
McCune–Reischauer?	kabal
Yale Romanization?	kāpal

Noun

가발 • (gabal) (hanja 假髮)

1. wig, toupee

Synonyms

• 화초머리 (hwachomeori)

Derived terms

• 가발쓰다 (gabalsseuda)
• 가발하다 (gabalhada)