가면

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 假面, from 假 (“false”) + 面 (“face”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)mjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)면]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gamyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gamyeon
McCune–Reischauer?kamyŏn
Yale Romanization?kāmyen

Noun

가면 • (gamyeon) (hanja 假面)

  1. mask
    Synonym: 탈 (tal)

Derived terms
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