Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 複合語.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bokhabeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?boghab'eo
McCune–Reischauer?pokhabŏ
Yale Romanization?pok.hap.e

Noun

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복합어 (bokhabeo) (hanja 複合語)

  1. (linguistics) compound word
    Synonym: 합성어 (hapseong'eo)
    Antonym: 단순어 (dansuneo)