흡혈귀

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

• 박쥐 (bakjwi)