끽연

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 喫煙, from (suck in) + (smoke).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkigyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkig'yeon
McCune–Reischauer?kkigyŏn
Yale Romanization?kkik.yen

Noun

South Korean
Standard Language
끽연(喫煙) (kkigyeon)
North Korean
Standard Language
긱연(喫煙) (gigyeon)

끽연 (kkigyeon) (hanja 喫煙)

  1. (dated) smoking
    Synonym: 흡연(吸煙) (heubyeon)

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