거룩
Korean edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Korean 거륵 (keluk). Originally glossed as a reading of the hanja 偉, so the original meaning could have been wider, spreading to "great", "magnificent".
Further etymology is obscure. Possibly related to an element found in a Balhae royal title (perhaps representing the Goguryeo language of the Balhae elite), recorded in first-millennium Chinese sources as 可毒 (MC khaX dowk) as part of the royal title 可毒夫, glossed as 聖王 “holy king”.
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kʌ̹ɾuk̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [거룩]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | georuk |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geolug |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kŏruk |
| Yale Romanization? | kelwuk |
Noun edit
거룩 • (georuk)