괴수
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 怪獸, from 怪 (“strange”) + 獸 (“beast”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwe̞(ː)sʰu] ~ [ˈkø̞(ː)sʰu]
- Phonetic hangul: [궤(ː)수/괴(ː)수]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | goesu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | goesu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | koesu |
| Yale Romanization? | kōyswu |
Noun
괴수 • (goesu) (hanja 怪獸)
- giant monster(kaiju)
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