Korean

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Etymology

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From 금기(禁忌) (geumgi, taboo) +‎ 시(視) (-si, treating as; viewing as).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)mɡiɕʰi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geumgisi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geumgisi
McCune–Reischauer?kŭmgisi
Yale Romanization?kūmkisi

Noun

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금기시 (geumgisi) (hanja 禁忌視)

  1. viewing as a taboo

Derived terms

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