구개

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 口蓋, from 口 (“mouth”) + 蓋 (“cap; cover; lid”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)ɡɛ] ~ [ˈku(ː)ɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [구(ː)개/구(ː)게]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gugae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gugae
McCune–Reischauer?kugae
Yale Romanization?kwūkay

Noun

구개 • (gugae) (hanja 口蓋)

  1. palate (vaulted roof of the mouth)

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