귀신

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 鬼神.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)ɕʰin] ~ [ˈky(ː)ɕʰin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [귀(ː)신]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwisin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwisin
McCune–Reischauer?kwisin
Yale Romanization?kwīsin

Noun

귀신 • (gwisin) (counter 위(位), hanja 鬼神)[1]

  1. ghost, spirit

References

  1. ^
    2021 March 4, KBS Entertain: 깔깔티비, “[스펀지 레전드 ＃61] 이걸 세는 단위도 있다고?? 평생 살아도 한국어 다 모를거 같다ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ | KBS 040306방송”, in YouTube‎[1]:
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