개꿈

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Korean

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Etymology

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From (gae-, of inferior quality) +‎ (kkum, dream).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)k͈um] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)k͈um]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaekkum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gae'kkum
McCune–Reischauer?kaekkum
Yale Romanization?kāy.kkwum

Noun

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개꿈 (gaekkum)

  1. A meaningless dream.