Korean

Syllable

겁 • ‎(geop)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅓ, and ㅂ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 怯 ‎(“fear”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʌ̹p̚/
• Phonetic hangeul: 겁

Noun

겁 • ‎(geop)

1. fear, dread, timidity

Synonyms

• 무서움 (museoum), 두려움 (duryeoum), 공포 (恐怖, gongpo)
• 겁대가리 (geopdaegari) (slang)

Derived terms

• 겁장이 (geopjang-i), 겁쟁이 (geopjaeng-i, “coward”)
• 겁나다 (geomnada)
• 겁먹다 (geommeokda)
• 겁내다 (geomnaeda)
• 겁주다 (geopjuda)
• 겁결 (geopgyeol)