Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 拒絶

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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거절 (geojeol) (hanja 拒絶)

  1. refusal, rejection, denial