공포

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 恐怖 (“horror”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)포]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gongpo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongpo
McCune–Reischauer?kongp'o
Yale Romanization?kōngpho

Noun

공포 • (gongpo) (hanja 恐怖)

  1. fear, terror, dread, fright, horror, panic

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 公布 (“announcement”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)포]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gongpo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongpo
McCune–Reischauer?kongp'o
Yale Romanization?kōngpho

Noun

공포 • (gongpo) (hanja 公布)

  1. public announcement
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