kwukyel
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English
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Alternative forms
- (from Revised Romanization) gugyeol
- (from McCune-Reischauer) kugyŏl
Etymology
Borrowed from kwūkyel, the Yale romanization of Korean 구결(口訣) (gugyeol), from Middle Chinese 口訣 (MC khuwX kwet, “mnemonic rhyme”), from 口 (kǒu, “mouth”) + 訣／诀 (jué, “rhymed saying”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kwukyel (uncountable)
- Abbreviated Chinese characters used to represent Korean grammatical items, inserted into a Chinese-character (Classical Chinese or itwu) text.
