괴수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 怪獸, from 怪 (“strange”) + 獸 (“beast”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	goesu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	goesu
McCune–Reischauer?	koesu
Yale Romanization?	kōyswu

Noun

괴수 • (goesu) (hanja 怪獸)

1. giant monster(kaiju)

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