식겁

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 食怯. Compare the idiom 먹다 (geobeul meokda, to be scared, literally to eat fear).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sikgeop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?siggeob
McCune–Reischauer?sikkŏp
Yale Romanization?sik.kep

Noun

식겁 • (sikgeop) (hanja 食怯)

  1. terror; fear and surprise

Derived terms

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