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감옥

감옥

Korean

Noun

감옥 • ‎(gamok) ‎(hanja 監獄)

  1. jail

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 監獄, from 監 ‎(“control”) + 獄 ‎(“prison”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka̠mo̞k̚/
  • Phonetic hangeul: 가목
Romanizations
Revised transcription gamok
Revised transliteration gam-og
McCune–Reischauer kamok
Yale kam.ok

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