Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 下級.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ɡɯp̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hageup
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hageub
McCune–Reischauer?hagŭp
Yale Romanization?hākup

Noun

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하급 (hageup) (hanja 下級)

  1. lower class