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Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 過 (“excessive”) + 慾 (“desire”).
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | gwayok |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gwayog |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kwayok |
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| Yale Romanization? | kwā.yok |
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Noun
과욕 • (gwayok) (hanja 過慾)
- greed, avarice
Etymology 2
Noun
과욕 • (gwayok)
- Jeolla dialect form of 교육(敎育) (gyoyuk, “education”)