Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 好奇心 (curiosity)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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호기심 (hogisim) (hanja 好奇心)

  1. curiosity