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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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Sino-Korean word from怯(“timid”).
겁• (geop) (hanja怯)
- fear,fright
- Synonym:공포(恐怖)(gongpo,“terror, dread”)
- 겁먹었어?(informal) ―geop meogeosseo? ―Youscared? (literally, “Did you eatfear?”)
- 겁이많은남자 ―geobi maneun namja ―a guy who gets scared easily (literally, “guy with muchfear”)
- 겁이없다 ―geobi eopda ―to be fearless (literally, “to lackfear”)
verbs
- 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”)
other
- 겁결(geopgyeol)
- 겁대가리(geopdaegari)
- 겁쟁이(geopjaeng'i)
- 두렵다(duryeopda,“to be scared”)
- 무섭다(museopda,“to be scared”)
Sino-Korean word from劫(“kalpa”), Chinese transcription ofSanskritकल्प(kalpa).
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)
Korean reading of various Chinese characters. See the linked entries for compounds.
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))
