Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean ᄭᅳ을신 (Yale: skuulsin).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈk͈ɯ(ː)ɭɕʰin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkeulsin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkeulsin
McCune–Reischauer?kkŭlsin
Yale Romanization?kkūl.sin

Noun

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끌신 (kkeulsin)

  1. slippers

Synonyms

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