개걸

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 丐乞.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaegeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaegeol
McCune–Reischauer?	kaegŏl
Yale Romanization?	kāykel

Noun

개걸 • (gaegeol) (hanja 丐乞)

1. beggar