고리대금

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 高利貸金, from 高利 (“high interest”) + 貸金 (“loan”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ɾidɛɡɯm] ~ [ˈko̞(ː)ɾide̞ɡɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)리대금/고(ː)리데금]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Goridaegeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Golidaegeum
McCune–Reischauer?Koridaegŭm
Yale Romanization?kōlitaykum

Noun

고리대금 • (goridaegeum) (hanja 高利貸金)

  1. loansharking; usury
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