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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 孤獨, from 孤 (“lonely”) + 獨 (“alone”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | godok |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | godog |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kodok |
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| Yale Romanization? | kotok |
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Noun
고독 • (godok) (hanja 孤獨)
- loneliness
- A childless old person.