"겁" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [kʌ̹p̚] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: geop [romanization], [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 怯 (“timid”). Etymology templates: {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|怯|gloss=timid}} 怯 (“timid”), {{ko-etym-sino|怯|timid}} Sino-Korean word from 怯 (“timid”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=怯}} 겁 • (geop) (hanja 怯)
  1. fear, fright Synonyms: 공포 (alt: 恐怖) Derived forms: 겁나다 (geomnada) (english: to be scary), 겁내다 (geomnaeda) (english: to be scared), 겁먹다 (geommeokda) (english: to be scared), 겁에 질리다 (geobe jillida) (english: to be stricken with fear), 겁주다 (geopjuda) (english: to scare), 겁결 (geopgyeol), 겁대가리 (geopdaegari), 겁쟁이 (geopjaeng'i) Related terms: 두렵다 (duryeopda) (english: to be scared), 무섭다 (museopda) (english: to be scared)
    Sense id: en-겁-ko-noun-DwKsK7Ja Categories (other): Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 46 54 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [kʌ̹p̚] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: geop [romanization], [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 劫 (“kalpa”), Chinese transcription of Sanskrit कल्प (kalpa). Etymology templates: {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|劫|gloss=kalpa}} 劫 (“kalpa”), {{ko-etym-sino|劫|kalpa}} Sino-Korean word from 劫 (“kalpa”), {{der|ko|sa|कल्प}} Sanskrit कल्प (kalpa) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=劫}} 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) Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-겁-ko-noun-kw~LnC0e Categories (other): Hanja readings, Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Hanja readings: 4 96 0 Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 46 54 0 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Syllable

IPA: [kʌ̹p̚] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: geop [romanization]
Etymology: Korean reading of various Chinese characters. See the linked entries for compounds.
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-겁-ko-syllable-47DEQpj8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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