검거

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 檢擧.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geomgeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geomgeo
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏmgŏ
Yale Romanization?	kēmke

Noun

검거 • (geomgeo) (hanja 檢擧)

1. arrest, apprehension

Derived terms

• 검거하다 (geomgeohada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 劍車.

Noun

검거 • (geomgeo) (hanja 劍車)

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