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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 監獄, from 監 (“to see, to oversee”) + 獄 (“prison”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gamok |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gam'og |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kamok |
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| Yale Romanization? | kam.ok |
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Noun
감옥 • (gamok) (hanja 監獄)
- jail, prison
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