궁예
Korean
editEtymology
editModern Korean reading of Hanja 弓裔, which was probably the transcription of some now-lost Old Korean name.
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kuŋje̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [궁예]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | Gung'ye |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Gung'ye |
McCune–Reischauer? | Kungye |
Yale Romanization? | kwungyey |
Proper noun
edit- (historical) a king of north-central Korea in the early tenth century who believed he possessed the supernatural ability to read minds, killing many innocent people out of paranoia
Noun
edit- (chiefly Internet slang, usually sarcastic) mind-reader
- (chiefly Internet slang) someone who assumes the worst of other people