동계

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 冬季.

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?donggye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggye
McCune–Reischauer?tonggye
Yale Romanization?tōngkyey

Noun

동계 • (donggye) (hanja 冬季)

  1. (formal) winter season
    Antonym: 하계(夏季) (hagye)
    동계올림픽
    donggye-ollimpik
    Winter Olympics

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 動悸.

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?donggye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggye
McCune–Reischauer?tonggye
Yale Romanization?tōngkyey

Noun

동계 • (donggye) (hanja 動悸)

  1. palpitation
    동계를 느끼다
    donggye-reul neukkida
    to feel palpitations

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 同系.

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?donggye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggye
McCune–Reischauer?tonggye
Yale Romanization?tongkyey

Noun

동계 • (donggye) (hanja 同系)

  1. same system
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