흡혈귀

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 吸血鬼, from 吸 (“to suck”) + 血 (“blood”) + 鬼 (“demon”). From Japanese 吸血鬼 (kyūketsuki).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[xɯpʰjʌ̹ɭɡɥi] ~ [xɯpʰjʌ̹ɭɡy]
  • Phonetic Hangul[흐펼귀]
Revised Romanization? heuphyeolgwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? heub-hyeolgwi
McCune–Reischauer? hŭphyŏlgwi
Yale Romanization? hup.hyelkwi

Noun

흡혈귀 • (heuphyeolgwi) (hanja 吸血鬼)

  1. (mythology) vampire

See also
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