오르가슴

Korean

Alternative forms

• 오르가즘 (oreugajeum)

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of French orgasme, from 오르 (oreu-, “to go up, rise”) +‎ 가슴 (gaseum, “chest, breast, heart”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞ɾɯɡa̠sʰɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [오르가슴]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oreugaseum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oleugaseum
McCune–Reischauer?	orŭgasŭm
Yale Romanization?	olukasum

Noun

오르가슴 • (oreugaseum)

1. orgasm