괴물

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 怪物

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?goemul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?goemul
McCune–Reischauer?koemul
Yale Romanization?kōymul

Noun

괴물 (goemul) (hanja 怪物)

  1. monster; freak