겁

겁 U+AC81, 겁 HANGUL SYLLABLE GEOB Composition: ㄱ + ㅓ + ㅂ ← 검 [U+AC80] Hangul Syllables 겂 → [U+AC82]

Korean

거걱걲걳건걵걶 걷걸걹걺걻걼걽 걾걿검겁겂것겄 겅겆겇겈겉겊겋
걔 ←	→ 게

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [겁]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geob
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏp
Yale Romanization?	kep

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 怯 (“timid”).

Noun

겁 • (geop) (hanja 怯)

1. fear, fright

   Synonym: 공포(恐怖) (gongpo, “terror, dread”)

   겁 먹었어? (informal) ― Geop meogeosseo? ― You scared? (literally, “Did you eat fear?”)

   겁이 많은 남자 ― geobi maneun namja ― a guy who gets scared easily (literally, “guy with much fear”)

   겁이 없다 ― geobi eopda ― to be fearless (literally, “to lack fear”)

Derived terms

verbs

• 겁나다 (geomnada, “to be scary”)
• 겁내다 (geomnaeda, “to be scared”)
• 겁먹다 (geommeokda, “to be scared”)
• 겁에 질리다 (geobe jillida, “to be stricken with fear”)
• 겁주다 (geopjuda, “to scare”)

 

other

• 겁결 (geopgyeol)
• 겁대가리 (geopdaegari)
• 겁쟁이 (geopjaeng'i)

 

See also

• 두렵다 (duryeopda, “to be scared”)
• 무섭다 (museopda, “to be scared”)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 劫 (“kalpa”), Chinese transcription of Sanskrit कल्प (kalpa).

Noun

겁 • (geop) (hanja 劫)

1. (Buddhism) kalpa (a period of 4.32 billion years; used more figuratively to refer to any very long period of time)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters. See the linked entries for compounds.

Syllable

겁 • (geop)

More information

1. 怯: fear

   (eumhun reading: 겁낼 겁 (geomnael geop))
   (MC reading: 怯 (MC khjaep))

2. 劫: coerce, threaten

   (eumhun reading: 위협할 겁 (wihyeophal geop))
   (MC reading: 劫 (MC kjaep))