거인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 巨人, from 巨 (“giant”) + 人 (“human”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)in]
• Phonetic hangul: [거(ː)인]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geoin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geoin
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏin
Yale Romanization?	kēin

Noun

거인 • (geoin) (hanja 巨人)

1. giant (mythical human)