Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 告解室.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ɦɛɕʰiɭ] ~ [ˈko̞(ː)ɦe̞ɕʰiɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gohaesil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gohaesil
McCune–Reischauer?kohaesil
Yale Romanization?kōhaysil

Noun

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고해실 (gohaesil) (hanja 告解室)

  1. confessional (confession booth)