Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 警報器

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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경보기 (gyeongbogi) (hanja 警報器)

  1. siren, alarm (device for making a sound alarm)