변태

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 變態. Doublet of 헨타이 (hentai).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)ntʰɛ] ~ [ˈpjɘ(ː)ntʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [변(ː)태/변(ː)테]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeontae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeontae
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏnt'ae
Yale Romanization?pyēnthay

Noun

변태 • (byeontae) (hanja 變態)

  1. metamorphosis
  2. sexual perversion
  3. pervert
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