독서광

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 독서(讀書) (dokseo) + 광(狂) (gwang).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [to̞ks͈ʌ̹ɡwa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [독써광]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dokseogwang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dogseogwang
McCune–Reischauer?toksŏgwang
Yale Romanization?tok.sekwang

Noun

독서광 • (dokseogwang) (hanja 讀書狂)

  1. bookworm (an avid book reader)
    Synonym: 책벌레 (chaekbeolle)
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