Korean

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Etymology

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From (gwi, ear) +‎ (-s-) +‎ 구멍 (gumeong, hole).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɥit̚k͈umʌ̹ŋ] ~ [kɥik͈umʌ̹ŋ] ~ [kyt̚k͈umʌ̹ŋ] ~ [kyk͈umʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwitgumeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwisgumeong
McCune–Reischauer?kwitkumŏng
Yale Romanization?kwiskwumeng

Noun

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귓구멍 (gwitgumeong)

  1. earhole, the opening of the ear

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