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Korean
Etymology
긴 (gin, “long”) + 것 (geot, “thing”).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | gin geot |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gin geos |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kin kŏt |
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| Yale Romanization? | kin kes |
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Noun
긴 것 • (gin geot)
- (euphemistic, including speech of the royal court) snake, serpent
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 길다 (gilda), 것 (geot).
References
- 김용숙 (Kim Yong-suk) (1994) “ko:궁중어의 아름다움—<한중록>을 중심으로 ”, in Han'geul, volume 226, pages 101—128