기절

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 氣 (“qi”) + 絶 (“severing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kid͡ʑʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [기절]
Revised Romanization? gijeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gijeol
McCune–Reischauer? kijŏl
Yale Romanization? kicel

Noun

기절 • (gijeol)

  1. fainting; loss of consciousness

Derived terms
  • 기절하다 (gijeolhada, “to faint”)

Synonyms
  • 졸도 (卒倒, joldo)
  • 인사불성 (人事不省, insabulseong)
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