Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 巨額.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)ɛk̚] ~ [ˈkɘ(ː)e̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geoaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geoaeg
McCune–Reischauer?kŏaek
Yale Romanization?kēayk

Noun

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거액 (geoaek) (hanja 巨額)

  1. immense sum, huge amount