Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 巨軀, from (giant) + (body).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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거구 (geogu) (hanja 巨軀)

  1. (of a person) huge, giant body

See also

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