Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 欠缺

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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흠결 (heumgyeol) (hanja 欠缺)

  1. shortage; deficiency; deficit