거유

Korean

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)ju]
  • Phonetic hangul: [거(ː)유]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geoyu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geoyu
McCune–Reischauer?kŏyu
Yale Romanization?kē.yu

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 巨乳, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 巨乳(きょにゅう) (kyonyū, “large breasts”). First popularized around 2005 via Japanese media.

Noun

거유 • (geoyu) (hanja 巨乳)

  1. (colloquial) large breasts (of a woman)
    Synonym: 맘마통 (mammatong)
    Antonym: 빈유(貧乳) (binyu, “flat chest”)
  2. (colloquial) a busty woman

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 巨 (“tremendous”) + 儒 (“Confucian”).

Noun

거유 • (geoyu) (hanja 巨儒)

  1. (historical) an esteemed Confucian literatus

Middle Korean

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kə̀.jú/

Noun

거유〮 (kèyú)

  1. goose

Descendants
  • Korean: 거위 (geowi)
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