입겿

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum eonhae (訓民正音諺解本 / 훈민정음언해본), 1446, as Middle Korean 입〮겾〮 (Yale: íp-kyéc). Also attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 입〮겿〮 (Yale: íp-kyéch).

From 입〮 (Yale: íp, “mouth”) + 겿〮 (Yale: kyéch, “something supplementary”); the second word is now obsolete.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ip̚k͈jʌ̹t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [입껻]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ipgyeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ibgyeoch
McCune–Reischauer?	ipkyŏt
Yale Romanization?	ipkyech

Noun

입겿 • (ipgyeot)

1. (uncommon) Synonym of 구결(口訣) (gugyeol)