까뀌

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bak Tongsa eonhae (朴通事諺解 / 박통사언해), 1677, as Early Modern Korean 갓귀 (Yale: kaskwuy).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈk͈a̠(ː)k͈ɥi] ~ [ˈk͈a̠(ː)k͈y]
• Phonetic hangul: [까(ː)뀌]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkakkwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kka'kkwi
McCune–Reischauer?	kkakkwi
Yale Romanization?	kkā.kkwi

Noun

까뀌 • (kkakkwi)

1. adze