겁대가리

Korean

Etymology

From 겁 (geop, “fear”) + 대가리 (daegari, “worthless thing”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kʌ̹p̚t͈ɛɡa̠ɾi] ~ [kʌ̹p̚t͈e̞ɡa̠ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [겁때가리/겁떼가리]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geopdaegari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geobdaegali
McCune–Reischauer?kŏptaegari
Yale Romanization?keptaykali

Noun

겁대가리 • (geopdaegari)

  1. (slang) fear; cowardice
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