Korean

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Etymology

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(gin, “long”) + (geot, “thing”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gin geot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gin geos
McCune–Reischauer?kin kŏt
Yale Romanization?kin kes

Noun

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(gin geot)

  1. (euphemistic, including speech of the royal court) snake, serpent
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 길다 (gilda),‎ (geot).

References

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  • 김용숙 (Kim Yong-suk) (1994) “ko:궁중어의 아름다움—<한중록>을 중심으로 [The beauty of court language: Focusing on the Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong]”, in Han'geul, volume 226, pages 101—128