괴담

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 怪談.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkwe̞(ː)da̠m] ~ [ˈkø̞(ː)da̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [궤(ː)담/괴(ː)담]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	goedam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	goedam
McCune–Reischauer?	koedam
Yale Romanization?	kōytam

Noun

괴담 • (goedam) (hanja 怪談)

1. ghost story