금기

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 禁忌.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)mɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [금(ː)기]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geumgi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geumgi
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭmgi
Yale Romanization?	kūmki

Noun

금기 • (geumgi) (hanja 禁忌)

1. taboo

   Synonym: 터부 (teobu)

2. contraindication

Derived terms

• 금기시 (禁忌視, geumgisi)
• 금기하다 (禁忌—, geumgihada)