귀족

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 貴族. Displaced native Middle Korean 어비〮ᄆᆞᆮ (Yale: èpímòt).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)d͡ʑo̞k̚] ~ [ˈky(ː)d͡ʑo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwijok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwijog
McCune–Reischauer?kwijok
Yale Romanization?kwīcok

Noun

귀족 • (gwijok) (hanja 貴族)

  1. noble; aristocrat
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