거만

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 倨慢.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)ma̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [거(ː)만]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geoman
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geoman
McCune–Reischauer?kŏman
Yale Romanization?kēman

Noun

거만 • (geoman) (hanja 倨慢)

  1. arrogance
    Synonyms: 거드름 (geodeureum), 오만(傲慢) (oman)

Derived terms
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