공갈

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 恐喝, from 恐 (“fearsome”) + 喝 (“scolding”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈko̞ːŋɡa̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[공:갈]
Revised Romanization? gonggal
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gonggal
McCune–Reischauer? konggal
Yale Romanization? kōngkal

Noun

공갈 • (gonggal) (hanja 恐喝)

  1. threatening behavior
  2. (law) blackmail; extortion
  3. (slang) falsehood
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