공깃돌

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Korean

공깃돌 (gonggitdol).

Etymology

From 공기 (gonggi, “gonggi”) +‎ -ㅅ- (-s-, marker used in some compound nouns) +‎ 돌 (dol, “stone”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gonggitdol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gonggisdol
McCune–Reischauer?konggittol
Yale Romanization?kōngkistol

Noun

공깃돌 • (gonggitdol)

  1. The stone used for playing Gonggi, a Korean children's game similar to jacks.
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