케이지비

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from English KGB, itself from Russian КГБ (KGB), through phonetic spelling of Комите́т госуда́рственной безопа́сности (Komitét gosudárstvennoj bezopásnosti, “State Security Committee”) and acronymization.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʰe̞id͡ʑibi]
• Phonetic hangul: [케이지비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Keijibi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Keijibi
McCune–Reischauer?	K'eijibi
Yale Romanization?	kheyicipi

Proper noun

케이지비 • (Keijibi)

1. (informal) KGB

   Synonym: 카게베 (Kagebe)