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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 去勢, from (loss) + (power)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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거세 (geose) (hanja 去勢)

  1. castration of an animal
  2. (politics) exclusion from power