기절

Korean

Alternative forms

• kijul (gijeol)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 氣 (“qi”) + 絶 (“severing”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kid͡ʑʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [기절]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gijeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gijeol
McCune–Reischauer?	kijŏl
Yale Romanization?	kicel

Noun

기절 • (gijeol) (hanja 氣絶/氣絕)

1. fainting; loss of consciousness

Synonyms

• 졸도 (卒倒, joldo)
• 인사불성 (人事不省, insabulseong)

Derived terms

• 기절하다 (gijeolhada, “to faint”)