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Korean
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | geop |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geob |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kŏp |
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| Yale Romanization? | kep |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 怯 (“timid”).
Noun
겁 • (geop) (hanja 怯)
- fear, fright
- Synonym: 공포(恐怖) (gongpo, “terror, dread”)
- 겁 먹었어? (informal) ― Geop meogeosseo? ― You scared? (literally, “Did you eat fear?”)
- 겁이 많은 남자 ― geobi maneun namja ― a guy who gets scared easily (literally, “guy with much fear”)
- 겁이 없다 ― geobi eopda ― to be fearless (literally, “to lack fear”)
Derived terms
- 겁나다 (geomnada, “to be scary”)
- 겁내다 (geomnaeda, “to be scared”)
- 겁먹다 (geommeokda, “to be scared”)
- 겁에 질리다 (geobe jillida, “to be stricken with fear”)
- 겁주다 (geopjuda, “to scare”)
- 겁결 (geopgyeol)
- 겁대가리 (geopdaegari)
- 겁쟁이 (geopjaeng'i)
See also
- 두렵다 (duryeopda, “to be scared”)
- 무섭다 (museopda, “to be scared”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 劫 (“kalpa”), Chinese transcription of Sanskrit कल्प (kalpa).
Noun
겁 • (geop) (hanja 劫)
- (Buddhism) kalpa (a period of 4.32 billion years; used more figuratively to refer to any very long period of time)
Etymology 3
Korean reading of various Chinese characters. See the linked entries for compounds.
Syllable
겁 (geop)
More information
- 怯: fear
- (eumhun reading: 겁낼 겁 (geomnael geop))
(MC reading: 怯 (MC khjaep))
- 劫: coerce, threaten
- (eumhun reading: 위협할 겁 (wihyeophal geop))
(MC reading: 劫 (MC kjaep))