갱개

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 更改, from 更 (“replacing”) + 改 (“correcting”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaenggae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaenggae
McCune–Reischauer?	kaenggae
Yale Romanization?	kāyngkay

Noun

갱개 • (gaenggae) (hanja 更改)

1. (law) novation