경기

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 競技, from 競 (“contest”) + 技 (“talent”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [경(ː)기]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeonggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeonggi
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏnggi
Yale Romanization?kyēngki

Noun

경기 • (gyeonggi) (hanja 競技)

  1. a sporting or athletic competition or match
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 京畿, from 京 (“capital”) + 畿 (“capital precinct”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeonggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeonggi
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏnggi
Yale Romanization?kyengki

Proper noun

경기 • (Gyeonggi) (hanja 京畿)

  1. Gyeonggi province in South Korea
Synonyms
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